# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220110670028` · 02/23/2011 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Discontinued 1/31/2014.  Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Metinvest B V
- **Operator:** Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4607191](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4607191)
## Narrative

While pulling a belt rail from the scoop the operator caught his right little finger against an offset in the rib. This avulsed the tissue of his finger down to the proximal joint of the middle phalange. This required amputation of his middle phalange. (100 days) Employee has been on restricted duty since 2/24/11.

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