# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220153210024` · 11/15/2015 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 9 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
- **Mine:** [3000585](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3000585)
## Narrative

The Employee was helping to install new gudgeon bolts on the 1143 screw. While doing so it is necessary to use the drive belts and pulleys to align the screw for bolt insertion.  In the process of doing this the screw backlashed and employee's right hand pinky finger was caught between the belt and pulley tearing a gash in the tip, requiring stitches.

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