# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220221810002` · 06/23/2022 · US Aggregates Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** The Heritage Group
- **Operator:** US Aggregates Inc
- **Mine:** [1202409](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202409)
## Narrative

A miner was attempting to unplug a bridged rock out of the the portable jaw crusher when the employees finger got caught between a rock and the metal plate.  The miner was wearing gloves but the rock smashed EE's ring finger causing EE to have to receive stitches at the end of EE's finger.  

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