# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220160810022` · 03/18/2016 · ROCK-IT NATURAL STONE, INC.
## 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:** Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
- **Activity:** Mill equipment
- **Injury source:** MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 10
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Billy D  Baldwin
- **Operator:** ROCK-IT NATURAL STONE, INC.
- **Mine:** [0302016](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0302016)
## Narrative

Worker was feeding rock into a chopper when the rock began convex. When chopper was activated the rock rotated quickly to the right and cut off the end of the workers fourth finger of EE's right hand which was under the rock at the time of activation.

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