# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220033420019` · 01/15/2003 · Trico Construction Materials, Inc
## 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:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 2.21 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Gene  Blanton
- **Operator:** Trico Construction Materials, Inc
- **Mine:** [4003014](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4003014)
## Narrative

LARGE ROCK CAME THROUGH HOPPER & ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. EE ATTEMPTED TO THROW LARGE PIECE OFF AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND. THIS ACTION CAUSED HIS HAND TO BE MASHED BETWEEN THE ROCK & METAL ROLLER. HIS RT. HAND WAS BROKEN.

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