# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220012950059` · 10/15/2001 · East Mountain Processing Llc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.01 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Bill  Porter
- **Operator:** East Mountain Processing Llc
- **Mine:** [4403088](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4403088)
## Narrative

EE WAS HELPING TO PULL THE SWING AWAY JIB, BACK ONT HE MAIN BOOM OF A 150 TON CRANE EE WAS USING A 3/8 POLY ROPE TO PULL THE JIB IN BY HAND, THE ROPE BROKE BETWEEN EE AND OTHER THE ROPE SLIPPE D THRU EE S HAND. HE RECEIVED LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB AND FOUR FINGERS OF HIS OF HIS LEFT HANDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ARH MEDICAL CENTER E.R. FOR TREATMENT.

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