# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220051290003` · 04/29/2005 · Mississippi Lignite Mining Company
## 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:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.58 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** NACCO Industries Inc
- **Operator:** Mississippi Lignite Mining Company
- **Mine:** [2200690](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2200690)
## Narrative

A welder was positioning a 2 inch x 2 inch x ? inch x 8 foot brace using his left thumb. As he lifted the brace on one end, the other end of the brace fell to the ground. As a consequence of the jolt and vibration, the falling brace pinched the welder?s left thumb between brace and the support structure.  As a result, the welder suffered an open fracture to the left thumb.

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