# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220122510010` · 08/27/2012 · Warrior Coal LLC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Pumper
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 34
- **Mine experience:** 6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Warrior Coal LLC.
- **Mine:** [1517232](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517232)
## Narrative

EE stated he was unwinding a spool of elec. cable. Reel was suspended from the roof cable became fouled causing reel to swing back towards EE's face he threw up his right arm to catch reel when his ring finger was caught by the chain holding the cable reel and severing the end of his ring finger back to the first joint.

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