# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071500019` · 05/24/2007 · American Aggregates Of Michigan 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:** Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Edward C  Levy Jr
- **Operator:** American Aggregates Of Michigan Inc
- **Mine:** [2002529](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2002529)
## Narrative

Installing belt scraper on stacker head pulley. Pipe of scraper barely in mounting fork, went to slide collar into place in gear box, caused pipe to fall off fork. Trying to keep scraper from falling, grabbed pipe too close & the force of it falling pinched his hand between the pipe & mounting fork.

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