# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220110970027` · 04/01/2011 · Arkansas Lime Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** United States Lime & Minerals Inc
- **Operator:** Arkansas Lime Company
- **Mine:** [0300050](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0300050)
## Narrative

Employee was helping to close railcar discharge gate using a steel bar to secure latch.  Bar slipped and left index finger struck discharge gate resulting in a trip to the hospital ER for (4) stitches to close the laceration.

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