# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220140830037` · 03/19/2014 · Covia Holdings Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Steel worker, Iron metal worker, Iron worker
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** S C R-Sibelco Nv
- **Operator:** Covia Holdings Corporation
- **Mine:** [4703699](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4703699)
## Narrative

Employee was carrying an impeller to his maintenance truck. As he was placing it onto the truck it slipped out of his hand when he tried to catch it his right thumb was caught between the impeller and the truck tailgate causing a laceration to the right thumb.

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