# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220261800010` · 06/25/2026 · Geaux Prop LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Expand Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Geaux Prop LLC
- **Mine:** [1601618](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1601618)
## Narrative

At approximately 1145, a contractor was filling a water truck and began closing a valve after the truck was full. While applying force, the valve handle broke, causing the contractor's arm to move upward and strike an adjacent valve, resulting in a laceration to the left elbow.

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