# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220131440039` · 05/14/2013 · Independence Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 173
- **Mine experience:** 16 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Independence Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [4607273](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4607273)
## Narrative

Employee was pulling cable when a loop in the cable caught his right foot, pulling him down and injuring his right knee and leg. He was seen in the ER later that evening and diagnosed with a strained muscle and small fracture of the lower right leg. He has been excused from work.

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