# DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
> MSHA accident `220042220096` · 07/23/2004 · Webster County Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
- **Classification:** DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
- **Accident type:** Rubbed or abraded
- **Occupation:** Timberman
- **Activity:** Crawling, Kneeling
- **Injury source:** MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- **Nature of injury:** JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 27
- **Mine experience:** 19.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Webster County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1502132](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502132)
## Narrative

DURING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES AS A TIMBERMAN UNDERGROUND, EE IS ON HIS KNEES ALL THE TIME AND DOES A LOT OF TWISTING WHILE ON HIS KNEES.  WHILE TIMBERING, EE NOTICED HIS LEFT KNEE SWELLING.  HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/23/04 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PREPATELLAR BURSITIS WITH KNEE EFFUSION.  HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7/26/04.  THE DOCTOR'S NOTES WERE RECEIVED ON 8/2/04 (ATTACHED).

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