# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220150420006` · 02/07/2015 · Irving Materials, 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:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.94 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Earl  Brinker
- **Operator:** Irving Materials, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1200109](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1200109)
## Narrative

The injured employee was positioning an 8"" hydraulic check valve onto the forks of a fork truck. The valve slipped on the forks and the employee attempted to catch it before it fell off of the forks. The Valve pinched his left pinky and ring finger between the fork and the valve injuring those fingers.

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