# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220032390020` · 08/25/2003 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Set, Remove, Relocate props
- **Injury source:** WOOD ITEMS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
- **Operator:** United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
- **Mine:** [2100820](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2100820)
## Narrative

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE SUPPORT FOR TEMP LIGHTING (2X4 LUMBER) WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND SWUNG DOWNWARD. HE IMMEDIATELY REGAINED CONTROL BUT THE MOMENTUM CARRIED HIS HAND INTO CONTACT WITH ADJACENT STRUCTURAL ANGLE IRON RESULTING IN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2X4 AND THE ANGLE IRON.

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