# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220043550023` · 12/10/2004 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
- **Activity:** Move non-self-propelled equip
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Coeur Mining, Inc.
- **Operator:** U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1000082](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1000082)
## Narrative

While EE & partner were lowering & setting an air slusher in a drift the slusher became unbalanced about 6"" off the ground. EE put his hands on slusher to push it over before his partner began to lower it, when he lowered it the cable slipped & moved over to where his L hand was. This created a pinch point & resulted in EE getting his little finger crushed & ring finger fractured.

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