# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220130840033` · 03/21/2013 · Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, Drilling
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 56
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CONSOL Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [3607230](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3607230)
## Narrative

While center bolting in l-Tail, employee finished drilling a 16ft hole and began taking the drill steels out of the hole, when he removed the first one with his left hand he lost his grip on the other three that was in the roof.  The other three subsequently fell and struck his left thumb causing a laceration and fracture.

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