# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220142460002` · 08/23/2014 · Emerald Processing, LLC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Emerald Processing, LLC.
- **Mine:** [4609258](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609258)
## Narrative

The employee stated that he had backed the MRS out of the last lift of the block and a rock was laying in the MRS over the plow. the employee was trying to push to rock off the plow when his hand slid down a sharp edge of the rock cutting through his glove and lacerating the heel of his hand. The laceration required 6 sutures.

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