# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220013600038` · 12/16/2001 · —
## 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:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 5
- **Mine experience:** 24.53 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** —
- **Operator:** —
- **Mine:** [2301602](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2301602)
## Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A GUARD FROM A TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE TAIL PULLEY FELL A FEW INCHES. EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TAIL PULLEY AND RAILING. THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER (RT) WAS AMPUTATED. CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED OUT AND ALL COMP.SAFETY RULES WERE BEING FOLLOWED. THIS WAS A NEWPIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT EE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

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