# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220051160032` · 04/15/2005 · 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:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 5
- **Mine experience:** 2.58 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Blaser Aquisition Corporation
- **Operator:** American Sandstone
- **Mine:** [0202746](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0202746)
## Narrative

EE WAS PLACING A SLAB OF STONE UP ON EDGE AGAINST A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE WHEN EE PINCHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SLAB AND THE BLOCK OF STONE. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS CRUSHING INJURY OPEN FRACTURE LACERATION TO FIRST DIGIT MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND

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