# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220111190024` · 04/18/2011 · Clas Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, NEC
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.98 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** William Ridley  Elkins Jr
- **Operator:** Clas Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [1519263](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519263)
## Narrative

EE had installed a 54"" steel channel on the 1st bolt in the row he was installing. Once the bolt was installed the steel channel was not properly positioned, he grabbed the steel channel w/R hand to pull the channel toward him, his R ring finger became lodged between channel and roof resulting in traumatic damage to the end of ring finger. EE said machine was no part of injury.

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