# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220151210019` · 04/23/2015 · Hopkins County Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** 49
- **Mine experience:** 9 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Hopkins County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1518826](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1518826)
## Narrative

Employee was dragging drive chain out of header hole and felt burning pain in his left shoulder. This is not the first incident with this shoulder, he was seen by a doctor in January 2014 for pain in this shoulder as well. X-ray reports show a mild degenerative change since the last x-ray of his left shoulder.

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