# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220161180032` · 04/20/2016 · Blackjewel L.L.C.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 67
- **Mine experience:** 0.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jeffery A  Hoops
- **Operator:** Blackjewel L.L.C.
- **Mine:** [4407087](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407087)
## Narrative

Employee is a roof bolter on 3rd shift and was helping on a belt move at the time of injury.  EE was dropping the feeder cable, which was hung with double hook rope hangars.  As EE went to drop the last hangar the weight dropped suddenly catching EE's left thumb in the hangar. 

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