# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220120170042` · 01/12/2012 · Martin County Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Pumper
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 1.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Martin County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1505106](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1505106)
## Narrative

Employee was removing a piece of rope from a return roller on the beltline when the rope caught pulling his left hand between the roller and belt resulting in a fracture to the tip of his ring finger.

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