# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220171000002` · 04/04/2017 · Va Tech Physical Plant
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 21
- **Mine experience:** 0.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- **Operator:** Va Tech Physical Plant
- **Mine:** [4406987](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4406987)
## Narrative

While palletizing stone the employee's finger was cut and broken when the stone the employee was moving slipped out of employee's grip causing the stone to pin employee's right pinky finger between the stone and back breaker belt.

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