# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220190300039` · 01/16/2019 · Stillwater Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 47
- **Mine experience:** 17.52 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Sibanye Stillwater Limited
- **Operator:** Stillwater Mining Company
- **Mine:** [2401490](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2401490)
## Narrative

Employee along with their partner was putting a belt back on an electrical motor that run a shaker table. As employee was rolling it on the oblong pulley it cammed over and pinched the left ring finger between belt and pulley at last joint to tip causing a partial de-gloving. Seen by site medic, referred to ER, X-rays showed a small chip to bone. restrictions were issued.

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