# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071700001` · 06/15/2007 · Wolf Run Mining LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
- **Activity:** Walking, Running
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** International Coal Group Inc (ICG)
- **Operator:** Wolf Run Mining LLC
- **Mine:** [4604168](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4604168)
## Narrative

EE was using an 8 pound sledge hammer to knock out a stopping, which was approx. 9 feet in height, with a pilaster in the center. EE turned  to walk away, when a loose block fell from the top, striking his right thumb, which smashed his thumb against the hammer handle. Results:   Fracture to the thumb. No lacerations. Hand was protected by the metacarpal glove.

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