# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220103050020` · 10/27/2010 · Heritage Coal 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:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 32
- **Mine experience:** 5.96 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Heritage Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1511012](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1511012)
## Narrative

Stated: The employee was in the process of changing out the springs on the feed end of the A2 desliming vibrator.  The vibrator was being held up with a 3 ton come along hooked to a loop of 3/4"" cable thru another metal plate.  As he was putting the new spring in place, the cable pulled thru the metal plate.  The spring mashed the small finger on his right hand.

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