# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220190300112` · 12/14/2018 · Hamilton County Coal, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 12
- **Mine experience:** 4.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Hamilton County Coal, LLC
- **Mine:** [1103203](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1103203)
## Narrative

Picked up 2 cribs over EE's shoulder and as EE lifted them over EE's shoulder EE felt a pull in EE's right groin area and dropped the cribs when EE felt the pain.  EE was diagnosed with a hernia and taken off work Friday, January 18th for surgery becoming a Lost Work Day incident 

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