# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220132520046` · 08/20/2013 · ICG-Illinois, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Bull gang,  Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 58
- **Mine experience:** 2.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Arch Resources Inc
- **Operator:** ICG-Illinois, LLC
- **Mine:** [1102664](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1102664)
## Narrative

While helping to pull a loop of miner cable felt his stomach tighten. He continued working and didn't think anything of it, took his belt off later and did not feel anything. After he went home and was using the bathroom observed a bulge above his left groin. He completed this incident report on his next scheduled shift. After being seen by a specialist began missing work 9/9/2013.

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