# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220262190017` · 07/03/2026 · IMI Aggregates LLC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.65 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Fred (Pete)  Irving
- **Operator:** IMI Aggregates LLC.
- **Mine:** [1200840](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1200840)
## Narrative

Two miners were replacing a roller. During the process, they felt they could not get close enough to it without removing their hard hats. So both miners took off their hard hats. As they started to get the roller to pull away from the channel, it broke free and swung down, striking and lacerating the injured miner on the right side of their head.

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