# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220083230060` · 11/08/2008 · United Salt Carlsbad LLC
## 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:** Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 13.85 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Texas United Corp
- **Operator:** United Salt Carlsbad LLC
- **Mine:** [2901043](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2901043)
## Narrative

The EE was trying to tighten the belt on infeed to the sewing machine. When he pushed the pulley, the infeed belt grabbed his left thumb. As a result of that, he had bad cuts on his left thumb. The thumb required sutures.

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