# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220261660035` · 06/09/2026 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
## 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:** Steel worker, Iron metal worker, Iron worker
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 10.13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
- **Operator:** United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
- **Mine:** [2100820](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2100820)
## Narrative

EE was moving a section of 6 inch channel iron that was being used on a conveyor repair. as EE was moving the channel iron EE pinched the tip of EE's right ring finger between the channel and section of handrail. this resulted in sutures on the tip of EE's finger.

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