# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220020560019` · 02/12/2002 · Oldham County Stone
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.53 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rogers Group Inc
- **Operator:** Oldham County Stone
- **Mine:** [1514849](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1514849)
## Narrative

EE WAS LINING UP THE VSI CRUSHER WITH THE PIN HOLDERS. WHEN HE STARTED LOWERING THE LID OF CRUSHER HIS GLOVED (THUMB) CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LID AND PIN HOLDER PULLING HIS THUMB INTO THE AREA. THE EFFECT WAS MASHING THE END OF THUMB. THE THUMB WAS FRACTURED & THEY REMOVED THE NAIL,SET THE FRACTURE AND SUTURED/SPLINTED THE THUMB.HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT DAY.

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