# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220082730018` · 09/23/2008 · Carolina Stalite Company LP
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** KILNS,MELT FURNACE,RETORT
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.35 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Frances H  Johnson
- **Operator:** Carolina Stalite Company LP
- **Mine:** [3100135](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3100135)
## Narrative

The ee was helping load a section of kiln shell onto a truck.  One ee threw over a rope to pull over a chain to secure the load but the rope got hung.  The injured ee jumped to get rope, hit hand on side of kiln shell, and lacerated three fingers on right hand, requiring four (4) stitches in one finger.

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