# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220081280049` · 05/01/2008 · Knife River Belgrade
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **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:** 1.13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** MDU Resources Group Inc
- **Operator:** Knife River Belgrade
- **Mine:** [2401939](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2401939)
## Narrative

Employee placed middle and ring fingers on adjustment rod for top curtain hanger on HSI frame. The HSI curtain was not completely loose and was being held in place by a rock. When the rock broke free, adjustment nut slid down onto the adjustment rod pipe pinching the 2 fingers.

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