# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220161200038` · 04/22/2016 · Mission Valley Rock, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.79 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Mission Valley Rock, LLC
- **Mine:** [0401859](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0401859)
## Narrative

Employee was removing worn paddles from material washer by lifting paddles to edge of tub and tipping them over the edge. Employee lifted paddle to edge and didn't clear lip of tub causing the paddle(40lbs) to fall approx. 10in. smashing employees right middle finger. Resulting in fracture to tip of right middle finger. Management notified of incident on 4/25/2016 @ 8:30am.

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