# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220051860064` · 06/28/2005 · Eastern Industries Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 11.25 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Stabler Companies Inc
- **Operator:** Eastern Industries Inc
- **Mine:** [3604699](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3604699)
## Narrative

Employee was repairing safety latch for crusher. The latch was positoned in a vice. When he loosened the vice the latch slipped out and caught his left middle finger between the latch and work bench.

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