# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220111520020` · 05/26/2011 ·  Knife River Billings
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** MDU Resources Group Inc
- **Operator:**  Knife River Billings
- **Mine:** [2402414](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2402414)
## Narrative

The employee was using a spud bar clearing rocks from the cone crusher when his left little finger contacted the threads for the cone adjusting ring.  The threads cut through the employees glove and lacerated the second knuckle on this finger.  The laceration was cleaned and sutured at the walk-in clinic.

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