# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220043550020` · 12/12/2004 · American Energy Corporation
## 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:** Pumper
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** American Energy Corporation
- **Mine:** [3301070](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3301070)
## Narrative

The employee was pulling on a valve that they just hoisted up to the 2nd floor. He caught his finger between the rail and the valve at the hand rail. Cause is safety awareness, Compliance with rules/regs not a factor, protective equipment a factor, miner knowledge a factor, mining equip/systems not a factor.

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