# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220162730006` · 09/23/2016 · Simplot Phosphates LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 7.21 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Scott  Simplot
- **Operator:** Simplot Phosphates LLC
- **Mine:** [4200998](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4200998)
## Narrative

Employee was assisting a mechanic in moving final planetary out of a press. Employee held the hook on the lifting sling while the mechanic took up the slack in the sling with overhead crane. When the slack came out of sling employee's left index finger was caught between the hook assembly & planetary housing. This resulted in lacerating of left index finger requiring 5 stitches 

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