# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220160760022` · 03/05/2016 · Republic Energy LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Welding or cutting
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 40
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Republic Energy LLC
- **Mine:** [4609475](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609475)
## Narrative

Employee was cutting 1 inch steel plate on the bumper of a service truck. As employee completed the cut, the plate shifted. The small finger on the left hand was pinched. A fracture and laceration resulted. The first shift missed was on March 7, 2016.

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