# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220191190018` · 04/27/2019 · The Western Kentucky Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Rubbed or abraded
- **Occupation:** Beltman, Conveyor man,  Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Western Kentucky Consolidated Resources, LLC
- **Operator:** The Western Kentucky Coal Company
- **Mine:** [1519535](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519535)
## Narrative

The employee was hooking up a cathead to a generator, employee was getting up off of the ground, their hand was on the edge of the hitch, their hand slipped on the side of the hitch it slid over a sharp burr causing a cut resulting in sutures

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