# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220190810019` · 03/20/2019 · Southwest Rock Products
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Chris J  Reinesch; Steve J  Hood
- **Operator:** Southwest Rock Products
- **Mine:** [0203402](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0203402)
## Narrative

The injured employee and another employee were manually moving a screen. The non-injured employee dropped the end of the screen, causing the screen to fall and squish the injured employee's finger. 

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