# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220081610042` · 05/29/2008 · North Star One LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Welding or cutting
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** United  Company
- **Operator:** North Star One LLC
- **Mine:** [4609096](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609096)
## Narrative

Mechanic was welding on a truck and when he finished he started rolling up the stinger lead and it become tangled with the ground clamp lead. He pulled on the stinger lead and the ground clamp came off the truck and struck his right hand fracturing his fourth (index) metacarpal. This is to report medical treatment only.

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