# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220073520058` · 08/21/2007 · Black Wolf Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 11
- **Mine experience:** 4.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Severstal Resources
- **Operator:** Black Wolf Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [3608746](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3608746)
## Narrative

The employee injured himself on 8-21-07 moving a rock out of the way by hand. Continued working until 12-13-07 when he had surgery to repair a hernia.

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