# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220141500004` · 05/19/2014 · Speed Mining, LLC
## 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Speed Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [4605437](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4605437)
## Narrative

Employee was attempting to slide the forks manually on the IT28 Caterpillar loader. He tilted the forks down to slide the forks over with his hands. While doing so the hydraulic pin released the forks smashing employees right middle finger between the fork and main frame. NOTE: This incident occurred off the mine ID property.

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