# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220172760007` · 09/21/2017 · Mertens Construction Company, Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mertens Construction Company Inc
- **Operator:** Mertens Construction Company, Inc
- **Mine:** [2302009](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2302009)
## Narrative

Employee moving steel, pinched middle ring finger. Bruised finger and resulted in blood build up behind nail. Middle ring finger subungual hematoma was drained (blood drained from under finger nail), three day work restriction.

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