# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220050700067` · 03/08/2005 · American Sandstone
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 2.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Blaser Aquisition Corporation
- **Operator:** American Sandstone
- **Mine:** [0202746](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0202746)
## Narrative

EE WAS STANDING A SLAB OF SANDSTONE ON ITS EDGE TO BE SPLIT. BOTTOM EDGE OF THE SLAB SLIPPED SUDDENLY AWAY FROM EE CAUSING THE ELEVATIED EDGE TO FALL TOWARDS EE. EE TRIED TO HANG ONTO THE SLAB AS IT HIT THE GROUND TO PREVENT BREAKAGE AND PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN STONE IMPACTED GROUND

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