# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071640012` · 06/06/2007 · Arkansas Lime Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 13.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** United States Lime & Minerals Inc
- **Operator:** Arkansas Lime Company
- **Mine:** [0300464](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0300464)
## Narrative

Two employees were setting a newly fabricated lid for unit II mill feed screw...this lid was fabricated from .5 inch stock...One employee dropprd his end first and the impact caused the bottom piece to bounce upward and strike the other employee's left hand area resulting in a hairline fracture to the tip of the left middle finger...no lost time or light duty.

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