# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220070470029` · 02/05/2007 · Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** DISLOCATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 8.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Hanson PLC
- **Operator:** Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC
- **Mine:** [3800310](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3800310)
## Narrative

Employee helping loosen a hydraulic hose on a 988F FEL. When the hydraulic hose fitting broke loose, he struck his right hand against the loader cowling, dislocating his right ring finger. His finger was splinted and he returned to work that afternoon.

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