# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220123060016` · 06/27/2012 · H & K Construction
## 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 0.38 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Curtis  Vachal; Beau  Vachal
- **Operator:** H & K Construction
- **Mine:** [3200749](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3200749)
## Narrative

EE was trying to unplug the crusher from two oversized rock that would not go through and when he tried moving it out of the way, it rolled back and smashed his hand between two rocks. He injured suffered a contusion to his left hand.

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