# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220111950012` · 07/06/2011 · US Aggregates, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.85 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** The Heritage Group
- **Operator:** US Aggregates, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1200023](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1200023)
## Narrative

Employee was going to change a screen and was looking for the correct size of screen at the Secondary Wash Plant. The screen was in a stack and 2 of the screens fell and smashed his left hand into an I-beam breaking left index finger & cutting left thumb. Was given a splint and is restricted to ""no use"" of left hand.

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