# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072750025` · 09/07/2007 · Mountain Edge Mining, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Set or remove brattice
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 82
- **Mine experience:** 0.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Douglas M  Epling
- **Operator:** Mountain Edge Mining, Inc.
- **Mine:** [4609082](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609082)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM.  MISSED WORK 9/10 & 9/11 RTW 9/12 THEN BEGAN MISSING 9/13/07 TO CURRENT.  QUESTIONABLE INJURY.

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