# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220091000034` · 04/09/2009 · Highland Mining Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Beltman, Conveyor man,  Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 16
- **Mine experience:** 3.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Highland Mining Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1502709](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502709)
## Narrative

Employee reported. Making repairs to a belt tail peice frame. Using a come a long lifting a impact roller to placed in th ethroat of the tailpiece. the roller became stuck. He was pushing on the roller to move it over. It came loose and moved sideways suddenly. His right thumb was caught between the roller and the frame of the tailroller resulting in a laceration fracture only

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