# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072430018` · 03/18/2007 · Perry County Coal, LLC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Bull gang,  Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** TECO Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Perry County Coal, LLC.
- **Mine:** [1518565](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1518565)
## Narrative

Employee was putting collar pipe in between legs of arch steel.  One leg was set and the other leg was being set.  When employee lay the pipe in, he had his right hand on the end of the pipe and the leg that was not set snap back in place which smashed his right hand between collar pipe and the arch steel crushing his hand and causing lacerations.

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