# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220080230010` · 01/04/2008 · James Hamilton Construction Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Greaser, Grease man, Oiler, Lube man, Dragline oiler
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.33 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Charles E  Hamilton; Carroll  Hamilton
- **Operator:** James Hamilton Construction Company
- **Mine:** [2901968](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2901968)
## Narrative

Employee was looking for a piece to his grease gun that had fallen into a pile of scrap metal.  When he lifted a piece of metal, it caught his glove and caused him to drop the metal on his hand which cut his right 3rd and 4th fingers requiring sutures.

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