# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220171980020` · 05/02/2017 · Gates Construction 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Kevin M  Gates
- **Operator:** Gates Construction Inc
- **Mine:** [3201050](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3201050)
## Narrative

Operator went to start front end loader at start of shift to warm machine up. When they started machine they got out of the machine and went to close the door of the machine and smashed thier little finger in the door jam of the machine. 

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