# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220140300008` · 01/20/2014 · Irving Materials Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Earl  Brinker
- **Operator:** Irving Materials Inc
- **Mine:** [1200355](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1200355)
## Narrative

The injured employee was moving a steel beam into position inside a feed hopper with another employee. The beam became temporarily lodged in the hopper. The other employee pulled on one end of the beam to dislodge it. when the beam became dislodged, it pinched the thumb of injured employee and cut the skin requiring stitches to the injured thumb

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