# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220143000011` · 10/23/2014 · Wyo-Ben, Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Drill helper
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** David  Brown
- **Operator:** Wyo-Ben, Inc
- **Mine:** [4800974](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800974)
## Narrative

EE was arranging augers on the drill truck when EE caught their thumb between two auger.  This resulted in the thumb needing stitches to re-attach the nail.  There is also a fracture on the tip of the thumb that will require follow up examinations and further treatment.

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