# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220173170006` · 11/06/2017 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Set or remove brattice
- **Injury source:** BRATTICE CURT,PLAS & CANV
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** 71
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
- **Operator:** Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4608802](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608802)
## Narrative

Employee was removing a set of run-through ventilation curtains from the board they had been nailed to and when employee jerked the second section employee felt a pain in employee's right shoulder.

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