# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220262230002` · 08/07/2026 · Cowin and Company Inc. 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 26
- **Mine experience:** 0.12 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** C & C HOLDING INC
- **Operator:** Cowin and Company Inc. 
- **Mine:** [1202531](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1202531)
## Narrative

The miner had completed jackleg drilling and was lifting the machine up to carry out of the tunnel. The miner placed EE's left hand ring finger in the pinch point between the jack and the jack's leg as EE lifted the machine. This resulted in a broken last joint of the finger and a laceration.

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