# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220262020025` · 07/18/2026 · Kingston Mining, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Scoop tram operator, Load/Haul/Dump operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
- **Operator:** Kingston Mining, Inc.
- **Mine:** [4608932](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4608932)
## Narrative

Employee was loading hand dust from pallet into scoop bucket.  Top pallet started teetering and employee shoved a cinder block underneath pallet to steady it and their left index finger was caught between cinder block and scoop bucket causing a laceration.

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