# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220000350026` · 01/11/2000 · Cat Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jerry W  Wharton
- **Operator:** Cat Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [4406840](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4406840)
## Narrative

EE PICKED UP CUTTING EDGE, TO HIS LOADER BUCKET, AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE TRIED TO WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, WENT TO THE DR THUR. 1-13-00, MISSED WORK ON FRIDAY 1-14-00.

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