# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220091960022` · 07/09/2009 · Pete Lien & Sons Inc
## 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:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 249
- **Mine experience:** 7.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Pete Lien & Sons Inc
- **Operator:** Pete Lien & Sons Inc
- **Mine:** [3900020](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3900020)
## Narrative

Injured employee had left hand on a stop bracket while lowering a dust collector hose.  The dust collector hose was being lowered by hand, the hose assemble is counter weighted.  The hose got away from injured employee and smashed the tip of his left thumb between the jig and stop bracket.

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