# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220160750007` · 03/11/2016 · Northland Constructors
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 75
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James L  Holmgren
- **Operator:** Northland Constructors
- **Mine:** [2102999](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2102999)
## Narrative

An employee was injured when removing a pin which secured a steel plate.  The steel plate rotated when a second pin was removed.  When the plate rotated, it struck and pinched the employees arm / elbow between the steel plate and the frame of a jaw crusher.  Conditions which contributed to the event include a weld failure, rigging misalignment and poor body positioning.

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