# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220042520033` · 08/17/2004 · Webster County Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 87
- **Mine experience:** 26.96 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Webster County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1502132](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502132)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SOME CABLES WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE AND THEN SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE, INCLUDING A LOST-TIME ACCIDENT IN 1999. X-RAYS REVEALED DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE, LUMBAR DISK DISEASE AND CHRONIC CHANGES IN L5-S1. HE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 8/18/04 TO GO FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY.  DR.'S NOTES RECEIVED 9/2/04.

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