# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220021190142` · 04/15/2002 · Lafarge Corporation
## 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:** Coal sampler
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Lafarge Corporation
- **Mine:** [1100786](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1100786)
## Narrative

WHILE CLOSING A HAMMER BLIND ON SILO 16, EE WERE HAVING PROBLEM GETTING THE BLIND TO THROW. OTHER EE STARTED SHAKING TOP OF BLIND WHEN EE ASKED HIM TO STOP. OTHER DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HE HAS A SKED-HE GRABBED THE BOTTOM OF THE HAMMER BLIND AT THE SAME TIME OTHER PULLED THE TOP. CAUSED HE TO GET HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE INSIDE OF THE HAMMER BLIND AND THE HOUSING.

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