# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220130770007` · 03/16/2013 · Alex Energy Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Set or remove brattice
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Alex Energy Inc
- **Mine:** [4608787](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4608787)
## Narrative

EE was removing ventilation curtain in the #5 intersection to move the miner to the #6 heading. The EE could not get the curtain down. He then stepped on the bottom of curtain to gain leverage. The EE did not know there was a pogo stick on the back of the curtain. He pulled the curtain down bringing the pogo stick with it. The stick struck EE in the mouth, miner chipped tooth.

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