# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071060069` · 03/14/2007 · 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:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 85
- **Mine experience:** 4.1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Highland Mining Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1502709](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502709)
## Narrative

After completing rock dusting of the main east belt entry, he was pulling the rock dust hose thru the crosscut storing the loops on the machine. When pulling on the hose, stated his elbow popped. Pain has continued in the elbow, started missing scheduled work days 4/4/07, became a lost time injury on the dat.

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