# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220150150024` · 01/13/2015 · P J Keating Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 39.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CRH PLC
- **Operator:** P J Keating Company
- **Mine:** [1900075](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1900075)
## Narrative

Worker was inside the garage topping off the loader radiator.  He dropped the cap and when he went to reach for it, he jammed it on the radiator and tore a tendon in his left ring finger.

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