# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220250060018` · 01/02/2025 · Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
## 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:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.87 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
- **Mine:** [4103217](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4103217)
## Narrative

Employee was lifting a gas cylinder bottle on the welding trailer. EE lost grip due to a light frost; the cylinder fell back into the mounting slot with EE's right hand positioned on the bottom end of the bottle to allow EE to guide it down. EE's finger was in-between the bottle and metal rack resulting in injury to the tip of EE's right Pinky Finger, needing 4 stitches.

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