# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220062750072` · 09/22/2006 · Ohio County Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** MCH PWR TRNSMSN APPR,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Ohio County Coal Company
- **Mine:** [1517587](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517587)
## Narrative

Working on trying to keep water from going into the mine due to a storm. Helping pump water in the pit area when called to go to #1 unit due to a continuous miner being down, took off his extremely wet gloves while traveling into the mine. He hit the antenna switch for the air lock doors that had the end of the wire hooked up ward causing it to cut his middle left finger.

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