# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220170940004` · 03/30/2017 · Pioneer Aggregates Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 1.06 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mark  Popple; David  Popple
- **Operator:** Pioneer Aggregates Inc
- **Mine:** [3607079](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3607079)
## Narrative

Miner was manually adjusting the tines on a forklift, while letting go of tine with left hand before removing right hand, gravity took over, resulting in the right middle finger being pinched by the tine and tine backboard.

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