# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220172150005` · 07/29/2017 · Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, NEC
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 44
- **Mine experience:** 5.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CONSOL Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [3610045](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3610045)
## Narrative

The employee was bolting on the intake side of the continuous miner, while retrieving a roof strap from the strap rack on the miner EE got EE's left hand caught between an upright standard on the strap rack and an upright standard on the bolt rack causing a laceration/avulsion to the back of EE's hand. The injury required 12 sutures to repair.

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