# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220192800017` · 09/28/2019 · Smithbridge Guam Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Albert & Shayne Smith Australia Family Trust
- **Operator:** Smithbridge Guam Inc.
- **Mine:** [6600018](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/6600018)
## Narrative

Employee was attempting to clear material from chute by hitting it on the side with a sledgehammer.  The sledgehammer was heavy, so employee put right hand up on the handle to control it.  Employee pinched right middle finger between the sledgehammer and the bin.  Employee was brought to the hospital and found to have fracture of the distal aspect of the finger.

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