# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220192740024` · 09/10/2019 · The Western Kentucky Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 21
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Western Kentucky Consolidated Resources, LLC
- **Operator:** The Western Kentucky Coal Company
- **Mine:** [1519535](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519535)
## Narrative

The employee bent over to pick up a concrete block and felt pain in lower back. The employee did not start missing time until 9/26/19.

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