# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220053420031` · 11/30/2005 · Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 11.65 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** A J  Taft
- **Operator:** Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated
- **Mine:** [0100347](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0100347)
## Narrative

Employee were setting a new reel of drag cable dragline cable with a 992 c loader into the cable stand. As reel was lowered into stand employee got his left hand caught between the pipe holding the reel and the cable stand. Pinched palm of left hand.

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