# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220041170110` · 04/15/2004 · Blue Mountain Minerals
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **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:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 7 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Portola Minerals Company
- **Operator:** Blue Mountain Minerals
- **Mine:** [0404716](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0404716)
## Narrative

EE (CRUSHER LOADER OPERATOR) WAS PICKING UP A METAL FLANGE THAT WAS IN THE STOCKPILE.  EE THREW FLANGE ON COUNTERWEIGHT OF LOADER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE HANDLE ON THE BACK OF THE LOADER.

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