# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220171250004` · 05/05/2017 · Consolidated Materials Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.67 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Donald J  Mueller
- **Operator:** Consolidated Materials Inc.
- **Mine:** [1102973](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1102973)
## Narrative

Miner was out on pontoon boat working on putting last piece of dredge together. Miner was putting flange bolts in and miners hand slipped in between the two flanges when flanges came together smashing miners left hand. Miner was taken to the hospital immediately. EE fractured pinky finger. Miner was not working alone. 

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