# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220110760014` · 03/11/2011 · River View Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Discontinued 1/31/2014.  Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 30
- **Mine experience:** 1.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** River View Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1519374](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519374)
## Narrative

The scoop operator was trying to get a piece of rock off of the continuous miner by pulling/pushing it with his hands. While doing so, a piece of rock slide off of another rock and struck his right hand between the rock and the rub rail of the miner. His injury was a fracture to the little finger and ring finger.

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