# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220250410017` · 01/31/2025 · HM Pacific Northwest, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.06 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** HM Pacific Northwest, Inc.
- **Mine:** [4503591](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4503591)
## Narrative

During a screen change, employee was standing on middle deck screen.  EE put foot on the top deck crown bar to brace self while pulling the screen off the forks.  While pulling, EE's foot slipped and EE hit shin on the crown bar.  This caused a laceration that required 8 stitches to close.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*