# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220132660032` · 09/15/2013 · West Ridge Resources Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 9 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** West Ridge Resources Inc
- **Mine:** [4202233](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4202233)
## Narrative

Employee was attempting to set a simplex jack, he was holding the jack with his left hand & had slide the top section of the jack up to the roof. As he was jacking the jack upwards, the top section of the jack released & slide down inside the bottom section of the jack & smashed his left index finger between the top and bottom sections of the jack. Laceration required 9 sutures.

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