# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220150580008` · 02/12/2015 · Gibson County Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, Drilling
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Gibson County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1202215](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202215)
## Narrative

Employee was trying to match up his roof drill starter steel with the end pusher steel. As he was doing so, the web of skin between the thumb and index finger was caught between the two steels causing a puncture laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

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