# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220221580015` · 06/03/2022 · Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ferroglobe PLC
- **Operator:** Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [1509938](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1509938)
## Narrative

An employee was cutting out some old pipe in prep plant using a hand-held grinder with a cutting blade. When the piece of pipe EE was cutting started to fall, EE reached to catch it and EE's left index finger contacted the spinning cutting wheel and lacerated EE's finger. 

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