# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220001470002` · 05/17/2000 · The Doe Run Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Bar down, Includes scaling
- **Injury source:** ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 36
- **Mine experience:** 0.01 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Renco Group
- **Operator:** The Doe Run Company
- **Mine:** [2300499](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2300499)
## Narrative

EE HAD BEEN SCALING FROM A PETTIBONE BASKET. THE BASKET HAD BEEN LOWERED BY THE PETTIBONE OPERATOR TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. EE THAT WAS INJURED HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP RAIL OF BASKET FRAM WORK (ABOUT WAIST HIGH). PETTIBONE OPERATOR WAS INTENDING TO MOVE PETTIBONE IN REVERSE. OPERATOR PLACED CONTROL IN FORWARD INADVERTENTLY. THE BASKET HIT AGAINST A PILLAR, PUSHING THE BASKET R

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