# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220093030026` · 07/24/2009 · Banner Blue Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 39
- **Mine experience:** 1.81 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Metinvest B V
- **Operator:** Banner Blue Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4407046](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407046)
## Narrative

On July 24, 2009 employee was kneeling at the power center trying to hook the cat head up for the Bridge. As he pulled on the cable for slack, he twisted his right knee. He continued to work and on October 16, 2009 he had to have surgery for a lateral meniscal and has been missing work since then.

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