# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220173490010` · 12/13/2017 · HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC.
## 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:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peter DePaul Irrevocable Combined Trust
- **Operator:** HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC.
- **Mine:** [3600128](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3600128)
## Narrative

Employee was taking a cutting edge off a pallet, and the cutting edge slipped. The employee did not move left hand out of the way fast enough, and it was pinched between the cutting edge and the floor. The employee waited until the next day to seek treatment. It was determined that the tip of middle finger was fractured.

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