# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220070390042` · 12/14/2006 · Highland Mining Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
- **Activity:** Set or remove brattice
- **Injury source:** CONTAINERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 43
- **Mine experience:** 2.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Highland Mining Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1502709](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502709)
## Narrative

Constructing an intake stopping, working on his knees, he turned to pull an 8 lb. bucket of plaster over to the stopping and experienced pain to his low back region. This was reported to his supervisor the following day. Approximately 33 days later, he reported he had a hernia to his groin area. Started missing workdays 1/16/07.

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