# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220211310010` · 05/06/2021 · Terra Firma Materials LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **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:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Oscar  Cuellar; Nancy  Cuellar Davenport
- **Operator:** Terra Firma Materials LLC
- **Mine:** [4104706](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104706)
## Narrative

Employee was adjusting the forks on forklift, when employee moved them towards the middle one of the forks remained in the up position. Employee with left hand grabbed the chassis and with right hand pushed the fork so it could return to original position, while doing so they didn't remove their hand and hit left thumb. Employee fractured finger.

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