# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220112210004` · 07/25/2011 · Hibbing Taconite Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 6.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
- **Operator:** Hibbing Taconite Company
- **Mine:** [2101600](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2101600)
## Narrative

EE was pulling on a piece of angle iron that was stuck between two channel irons.  When the piece freed it pushed against his gloved right hand thumb, causing the thumb to bend back towards the wrist.

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