# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220133460029` · 12/02/2013 · Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Continuous miner
- **Injury source:** UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 50
- **Mine experience:** 0.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4608637](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608637)
## Narrative

Employee was operating the continuous miner and stated that he took the 1st cut on the curtain side and then backed the C.M. up to trim top. After repositioning the C.M. employee began trimming top and walked up beside the C.M. The process of cutting top caused the rear of the C.M. to bounce and bump against the employee's right knee. This resulted in right knee effusion/strain.

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