# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220000830017` · 03/15/2000 · Catenary Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ashland Inc
- **Operator:** Catenary Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4608465](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608465)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ADJUSTMENT IN THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT IN THE KOMATSU LOADER. AS HE WAS MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB. HE WAS BOUNCING IN THE SEAT ATTEMPTING TO GET THE RIGHT ADJUSTMENT. THE END OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ENTERED THE AREA OF THE SCISSOR MECHANISM AND WAS MASHED AS HE PLACED WEIGHT ON THE SEAT.

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