# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220012180027` · 07/20/2001 · Tower Rock Stone Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 8
- **Mine experience:** 2.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jay E  Luhr; Michael  Luhr
- **Operator:** Tower Rock Stone Company
- **Mine:** [2300781](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2300781)
## Narrative

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE MOVE A SCRAP PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF THE PATH OF A MANLIFT. THE PIECE OF STEEL SHIFTED AND PINCHWEDF EE'S MIDDLE INDEX FINGER CAUSING A VERY MINOR FRACTURE TO RT. MIDDL E FINGERTIP. EE MISSED WRK FROM 7-21 TO 8-2.

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