# STRIKING OR BUMPING
> MSHA accident `220250840015` · 03/20/2025 · Southeast Missouri Stone Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** STRIKING OR BUMPING
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Dryer operator, Kiln operator,  Dry plant operator,  Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Colas S A
- **Operator:** Southeast Missouri Stone Company
- **Mine:** [2300191](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2300191)
## Narrative

the affected employee was in the process of hooking up a water hose. While hooking up the hose one cam lock would not fully seat. The affected employee then turned to the left to pick up a rock to use as a hammer to seat the cam, when they stepped to the left their head came into contact with an elevated beam on the front of head. Hard hat was not knocked off their head.

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