# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220260350025` · 01/29/2026 · Woods Excavating, 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:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.21 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Chris  Woods
- **Operator:** Woods Excavating, LLC.
- **Mine:** [1701061](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1701061)
## Narrative

Loader operator was entering the loader and placed hand on door jamb. Door closed on operators right hand middle finger. Operator required 12 stitches in right hand middle finger due to laceration.

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