# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220022800138` · 09/28/2002 · Brooksville Cement Cemex 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 2.07 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Cemex S A
- **Operator:** Brooksville Cement Cemex Inc
- **Mine:** [0800800](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0800800)
## Narrative

INJURED EE WAS REMOVING GRATING AT A RAIL CAR UNLOADING HOPPER. THE GRATES HAVE LIFTING BRACKETS ATTACHED THAT SLIDE UP TO ALLOW THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT TO BE INSEERTED FOR LIFTING. THE EE WAS HOLDING THE LIFTING BRACKETS UP TO ALLOW ANOTHER EE TO INSERT FORKLIFT WHEN HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE FORK.

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