# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071940033` · 07/03/2007 · Suncore Construction and Materials 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:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CCI  (Clyde Companies Inc)
- **Operator:** Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. 
- **Mine:** [4202111](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4202111)
## Narrative

Miner was changing a v-belt on a cone screen.  He was rolling the belt on the pulley and pinched his thumb between the belt and pulley.  He had placed his thumb in the wrong location.  As a result he received a laceration to his thumb.  During the investigation it was found that LO/TO was being used as well as necessary PPE.

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