# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220261890036` · 07/02/2026 · Gerken Materials Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **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:** 2.98 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Brent  Gerken; Michael J  Gerken
- **Operator:** Gerken Materials Inc.
- **Mine:** [2003447](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2003447)
## Narrative

Employee was changing a roller on the feeder conveyor, and the end of the roller fell down and landed on right-hand index finger splitting it open on both sides of finger.

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