# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220100200003` · 01/14/2010 · Arcosa Aggregates, Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Trinity Industries Inc
- **Operator:** Arcosa Aggregates, Inc
- **Mine:** [4101043](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4101043)
## Narrative

While checking front windshield wiper, the wiper became stuck, emplyee got out and found a 1.5 inch diameter rock stuck at the base of the wiper, he grabbed the rock with his left index finger and thumb and pulled back on it, the rock and the wiper started to move back to the start position, catching the left thumb between the wiper arm assembly, caused a fracture on left thumb.

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