# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220160550013` · 02/19/2016 · Arkansas Lime Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BRICK,CERAMIC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 0.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** United States Lime & Minerals Inc
- **Operator:** Arkansas Lime Company
- **Mine:** [0300050](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0300050)
## Narrative

Employee was finishing up last shift. EE was passing bricks to another crew that was at the same job location. They were working along with another crew to finish the rim on the kiln. The other crew was not attaching the bricks correctly and the bricks fell from the rim and some bricks landed on Employee's left finger and it broke it. 

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