# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220240600008` · 02/16/2024 · DeAtley Crushing Co
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Dry screening plant operator, Screen house operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 6
- **Mine experience:** 2.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eucon Corporation
- **Operator:** DeAtley Crushing Co
- **Mine:** [1001609](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1001609)
## Narrative

Miner was assisting in the removal of a boulder from a jaw crusher. While working, another smaller rock near the work was dislodged and fell, smashing the miner's finger between this rock and the boulder they were working to remove. The impact caused a laceration on the right middle finger, requiring stitches.

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