# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220092240028` · 07/31/2009 · Rockhouse Energy Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Massey Energy Company
- **Operator:** Rockhouse Energy Mining Company
- **Mine:** [1517651](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517651)
## Narrative

EE was cleaning on tailpiece on his knees out of sight of foreman. EE told foreman to throw him a crib block when he threw the crib block it struck ee in the lower back. EE wasn't scheduled to return back to rockhouse, accident occured on 7/31/09 he was to return back to solid his next scheduled shift. He suffered broken vertebra tips and hasn't returned to work.

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