# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220162630016` · 09/08/2016 · St. Marys Cement U.S. LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Steel worker, Iron metal worker, Iron worker
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.52 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
- **Operator:** St. Marys Cement U.S. LLC
- **Mine:** [2000038](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2000038)
## Narrative

Employee was setting horizontal rebar (size 11) and to help maneuver it, grabbed the end of the rebar with right hand. When sliding the bar, right index finger was caught between the horizontal bar being placed and a previously placed vertical bar, causing a small fracture to the distal phalanx and a laceration, which required sutures.  

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