# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220122920040` · 10/17/2012 · Rockhouse Creek Development LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
- **Activity:** Continuous miner
- **Injury source:** UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 159
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James River Coal Company
- **Operator:** Rockhouse Creek Development LLC
- **Mine:** [4608778](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608778)
## Narrative

EE was helping the continuous miner operator move the miner from the #5 entry to the #6 entry the miner operator stopped the miner to hook up a slack rope the miner operator hooked the rope to the boom of the miner went to turn around and stumbled and somehow hit the boom swing lever and somehow EE's hand was where the boom swung into the rib smashing his left hand.

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