# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220251990018` · 07/13/2025 · White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien 
## 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:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
- **Days lost:** 28
- **Mine experience:** 0.98 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Nutrien LTD
- **Operator:** White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien 
- **Mine:** [0800798](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0800798)
## Narrative

EE's right hand was caught between the belts & the sheave while in the process of changing drive belts on final product pump. EE had to roll sheave in the opposite direction to remove the stuck hand. EE visited Clinic for after-hours treatment & returned to Clinic on 7/14/25, had decreased grip strength, swelling to thumb, ring & little finger. Hand was obviously painful to move. 

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