# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220101760024` · 06/18/2010 · Lafarge Midwest
## 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:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 9.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Lafarge Midwest
- **Mine:** [1100786](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1100786)
## Narrative

EE was cleaning concrete. He turned to place a piece on a platform and while lowering the chunk, he mashed the tip of his right middle finger between the chuck and the ground.  His finger tip burst and he went to the clinic for treatment. The doctor bandaged the finger and  will re-evaluate his finger in 2 weeks.

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