# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220060860043` · 03/10/2006 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 58
- **Mine experience:** 0.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Arch Resources Inc
- **Operator:** Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4800977](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800977)
## Narrative

WHILE REMOVING OVERHEAD DOOR SPRING FOR REPLACEMENT CENTER SHAFT COUPLING & BRACKET WERE UNBOLTED BEFORE ALL SPRING TENSION WAS RELEASED. CENTER BRACKET SPUN & HIT EE'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING A CUT TO BACK OF HAND & POSSIBLE BROKEN INDEX FINGER.SWELLING TO RIGHT HAND & THUMB.

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