# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220103120012` · 10/27/2010 · Arkansas Sand Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Norma Jean  Hill; Sam O  Ross
- **Operator:** Arkansas Sand Company
- **Mine:** [0301904](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0301904)
## Narrative

The employee opened a steel access door/ hatch cover to flip a switch from automatic to manual control on a classifier station. While the employee was flipping the switch the access door/ hatch cover suddenly fell over closing on the employee's left hand. A co-worker helped the employee remove his hand from underneath the door/hatch cover.

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