# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220033630002` · 12/17/2003 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Electrical maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 2.26 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** BPU Reynolds Inc
- **Operator:** Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4100906](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4100906)
## Narrative

AN ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON A MAGNETIC BRAKE ON THE #1 SHIP UNLOADER. THE MAGNETIC COIL ARMATURE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT BUILD-UP. THE ELECTRICIAN STARTED WORKING ON THE ARMA TURE WITHOUT DE-ENERGIZING THE MAGNETIC COIL. THE COIL ENGAGED CAUSING THE ARMATURE TO SHIFT DOWNWARD. THE ELECTRICIANS RT.THUMB & RT. INDEX FINGER SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

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