# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220133260010` · 10/29/2013 · Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
## 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:** Beltman, Conveyor man,  Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 51
- **Mine experience:** 0.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4608637](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608637)
## Narrative

Employee stated that he was removing the block from behind the tire on the rock-duster. As the block was removed the duster rolled back and caught his hand between the tire and the block. Employee states that he jerked his hand back and felt pain in his elbow. Medical received on 11/21/13 diagnosed the employee with an elbow strain and the incident became reportable.

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