# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220041280003` · 05/04/2004 · Heritage Aggregates, LLC
## 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:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** The Heritage Group
- **Operator:** Heritage Aggregates, LLC
- **Mine:** [1200073](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1200073)
## Narrative

Employee and a co-woker were pushing screen deck into place as it cleared the back rail of the shaker. The screen deck dropped and pinched emloyee's left thumb between the back rail and screen deck. Employee received a laceration of his left thumb that required 3 stitches.

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