# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220112140014` · 07/25/2011 · South West Butler Quarry L L C
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Rock driller
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.56 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Warren W  Harshman
- **Operator:** South West Butler Quarry L L C
- **Mine:** [1401570](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1401570)
## Narrative

While changing drill steel out to a different length it misaligned causing operator to need to physically move it by hand while doing so the operator dropped the drill steel and it landed on ring finger tip right hand

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