# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220172420017` · 08/26/2017 · Sunrise Coal, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.96 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Brent K  Bilsland
- **Operator:** Sunrise Coal, LLC
- **Mine:** [1202418](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202418)
## Narrative

Injured broke the tip of 4th finger on right hand, after hitting it with a miner bit.  While trying to clean out the clip area for holding the miner bits in the insert, the injured hit finger with a bit causing a small fracture on the tip of finger.  

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