# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220082970030` · 10/18/2008 · Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- **Operator:** Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc
- **Mine:** [0200137](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0200137)
## Narrative

Employee grabbed the trip cable and pulled down to relieve the tension on the compound arm, the compound arm came down rolling the tear drop forward.  Trip cable became free, pulling the excess slack into the shive.  Employee was unable to let go of the trip cable soon enough to avoid his fingers being pulled into the shive of the tear drop.

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