# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220070780092` · 03/11/2007 · Lhoist North America of Texas Ltd
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Mason
- **Activity:** Cement work, Gunite crew
- **Injury source:** BRICK,CERAMIC
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lhoist Group
- **Operator:** Lhoist North America of Texas Ltd
- **Mine:** [4100013](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4100013)
## Narrative

Employee was pushing scaffold when it slipped backwards off the 4 1/2"" brick ledge causing it to tilt. When it tilted some brick slid off platform and hit employee in chest.

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