# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220171790035` · 06/21/2017 · Mertens Construction Company, 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:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.94 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mertens Construction Company Inc
- **Operator:** Mertens Construction Company, Inc
- **Mine:** [2302009](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2302009)
## Narrative

Prepping plant for production.  Released a discharge gate and caught hand in gate. Cut/Abrasion to hand resulting in 3 stitches.  

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