# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220151400003` · 04/10/2013 · Sidney Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BAGS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Sidney Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [1519097](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519097)
## Narrative

Employee was carrying bags of rock dust from track switch to head drive and hurt his back. Employee was taken to ER and released, but on a follow-up visit a chronic pars fracture to his cervical spine was found and attributed to the accident. The fracture was unknown to the operator until it was discovered on a Part 50 audit. (Citation #8300822)

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