# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220062850003` · 09/30/2006 · Williamson County Highway Department
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 61
- **Mine experience:** 11.25 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Williamson County-TN
- **Operator:** Williamson County Highway Department
- **Mine:** [4000130](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4000130)
## Narrative

The injured employee was helping to clear material from a jam in the crusher.   Co-worker (uninjured) pulled a large rock from the crusher, causing him to stumble backwards; he miss-handed the rock to the victim and the force of the rock stripped the skin and tissue off the side of his left hand and little finger.

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