# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220102390010` · 08/16/2010 · Tower Rock Stone Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Superintendent
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 26.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jay E  Luhr; Michael  Luhr
- **Operator:** Tower Rock Stone Company
- **Mine:** [2300781](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2300781)
## Narrative

Miner was helping remove a bucket pin from an excavator by holding a drive pin which was being struck by a hammer.  Upon striking the pin, the bucket pin unexpectedly flew out.  The momentum of the driving pin caused miners hand to become caught between head of driving pin and bucket.  This required 9 stitches in middle finger and 5 stitches in index finger.

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