# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220001400043` · 05/11/2000 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 3.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [1202174](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1202174)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE INSTALL A TRANSMISSION IN THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SIDE OF THE DOZER. HE WAS TAKEN TO TERRE HAUTE HEALTH CHECK SOUTH WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED, X-RAYED, CLEANSED, AND GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT, WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF A CONTUSION AND ABRASION OF THE RIGHT HAND, AND RESTRICTED USE OF HAND FOR THREE DAY

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