# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220141740042` · 06/20/2014 · Rock-It Natural Stone
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
- **Occupation:** Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 15
- **Mine experience:** 0.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Billy D  Baldwin
- **Operator:** Rock-It Natural Stone
- **Mine:** [3401856](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3401856)
## Narrative

Worker was stacking rock onto a pallet at the chopper shop. When he started to place another rock onto the pallet the load of rock shifted. This caused the middle finger of his left hand to be caught in between two moving rocks and this resulted in a fractured finger.

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