# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220011160018` · 04/18/2001 · Rock Quarries LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by rolling or sliding object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 1.61 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Tony  Courtney
- **Operator:** Rock Quarries LLC
- **Mine:** [2302187](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2302187)
## Narrative

SEVERAL WORKERS WERE REPLACING BLOW BARS IN A ROCK CRUSHER. THE OPERATION WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE REPLACEMENT WAS BEING MADE. THE WORKERSHAD PERFORMED THE TASK SEVERAL TIMES & WERE HAVI NG NO PROBLEMS. THE PARTS INVOLVED ARE QUITE HEAVY & AKWARD. WHILE MANUEVERING THE PART, ONE OF THEM SIMPLY ROLLED ONTO INJURED'S FINGER, CRUSHING THE TIP.

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