# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220201610008` · 04/22/2020 ·  Blue Diamond Coal Co
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Supply man, Nipper
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** 217
- **Mine experience:** 14 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Blackhawk Mining LLC
- **Operator:**  Blue Diamond Coal Co
- **Mine:** [1512753](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1512753)
## Narrative

Employee lifted and carried a rail motor coupler and felt a pain in shoulder. EE injured this same shoulder in January 2019 that resulted in loosing time from work. It was thought that this was a re-occurrence but diagnostic tests results received by the operator on 6/2/2020 indicated that a new tear in the bicep was found in a different location than before.

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