# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220123050019` · 10/22/2012 · Southwest Rock Products LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 0.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Chris J  Reinesch; Steve J  Hood
- **Operator:** Southwest Rock Products LLC
- **Mine:** [0202821](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0202821)
## Narrative

The employee was adjusting a spring on a screen. While trying to get it into position the spring shifted cutting off the tip of his thumb between the spring and the cup. He was taken by us to hosiptal where they looked it over and wrapped it and said it will heal on its own, no stitches required.

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