# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220123400006` · 12/03/2012 · Knife River Corporation-Northwest
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Outside foreman, Leadman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 7.88 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** MDU Resources Group Inc
- **Operator:** Knife River Corporation-Northwest
- **Mine:** [3503667](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3503667)
## Narrative

During the lateral adjustment of a set of forks on a Cat TL1255 Telehandler, the worker cut his left pointer finger while he was pulling and another worker was pushing one of the forks. The fork suddenly slid quicker than was expected, catching his finger between one of the hooks and the bar. He was wearing gloves at the time. his finger received nine (9) stitches.

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