# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220192700006` · 09/23/2019 · Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Inspect equipment or mine
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.79 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ferroglobe PLC
- **Operator:** Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [1509938](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1509938)
## Narrative

The employee was checking the oil in the Komatsu 500 loader as part of the pre-shift inspection and the access door fell on EE's right hand smashing EE's right middle finger tip resulting in a fractured bone.

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