# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220121350022` · 05/08/2012 · Sidney Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Sidney Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1509724](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1509724)
## Narrative

Employee was removing a rub rail from a continuous miner at the rebuild shop. After removing the pins that hold it place, the  rail dropped and caught three of left fingers between the rail and the water spray unit. This resulted in 7 stitches used to close a cut on his left middle finger. The other two fingers were only bruised.

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