# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220053470025` · 12/06/2005 · Appolo Fuels Inc
## 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 18 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Gary  Asher
- **Operator:** Appolo Fuels Inc
- **Mine:** [1509876](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1509876)
## Narrative

Employee was cleaning around belt roller at sampling unit with a shovel. The shovel hit the roller & caught ee's left index finger between shovel & roller frame. EE went to the hospital, injury required 5 stitches and he also received a tetnus shot.

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