# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220050770052` · 03/08/2005 · Apogee Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ashland Inc
- **Operator:** Apogee Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4608939](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608939)
## Narrative

EE DISMOUNTED TRUCK LADDER TO LOWER PLATFORM (LOCATED ON BUMPER).  HE UNHOOKED THE BOTTOM ""SWING DOWN"" STEP.  AS EE PUSHED ON THE PLATFORM STEP WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THE STEP LIFT CHAIN PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

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