# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220031690025` · 06/14/2003 · Southway Construction Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 29
- **Mine experience:** 0.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Estate of Henry T. Southway Jr.
- **Operator:** Southway Construction Company Inc
- **Mine:** [2902222](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2902222)
## Narrative

EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER PUT ON A PATCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THEY GOT READY TO MOVE THE BELT SO AS TO GET TO THE OUTER CLIPS. CO-WORKER TOLDEE AND OTHER EE'S TO WATCH OUT HE WAS GOING TO BUMP THE CONVEYOR. EE THOUGHT HE SAID TO PULL THE BELT BY HAND. WHEN CO-WORKER HIT THE BUTTON, EE GRABBED THE BELT AND THE BELT BROKE HIS RT. FINGER AND CUT HIS OTHER FINGER.

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