# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220001890027` · 05/30/2000 · Seubert Excavators Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jeanne M  (Seubert) McDonough
- **Operator:** Seubert Excavators Inc
- **Mine:** [1001666](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1001666)
## Narrative

EE WAS HELPING TEAR DOWN JAW CRUSHER AND THE PIN ON THE HYDRAULIC JACK STUCK SO HE WAS HOLDING IT ON IT WOULD OPERATE CORRECTLY AND THE JAW SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE JAW F RAME AND WINGWALL. HIS THUMB WAS REATTACHED AND HAS MORE SURGERIES TO HAVE DONE IT.

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