# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220152250013` · 08/05/2015 · Ward Stone, 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.35 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Brad K Ward; Anna C Ward
- **Operator:** Ward Stone, LLC
- **Mine:** [1202366](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202366)
## Narrative

Reinstalling screen panels (punch plate) on tower 1 screen.  While installing last panel on the top deck employee had his hand between a rivet and the hook rail on the screen panel catching the end of his left thumb when the panel was pushed into place.  This caused a laceration to the left thumb requiring 3 stitches.

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