# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220172270016` · 07/21/2017 · Mingo Logan Coal LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
- **Days lost:** 87
- **Mine experience:** 0.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Arch Resources Inc
- **Operator:** Mingo Logan Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [4609029](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609029)
## Narrative

Employee was on knees and reached to get a crib block, as ee twisted upper body to place the crib block on the tailpiece, ee felt a pain go down through right leg. The employee continued to work and was later seen by a chiropractor. The pain in leg persisted and ee was seen by a neurosurgeon on 8-11-17; it was during this visit the neurosurgeon put ee off work. 

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