# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220001360059` · 05/02/2000 · Rmc Pacific Materials
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Climb scaffolds, Ladders
- **Injury source:** MOVEABLE LADDERS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.38 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** RMC Group PLC
- **Operator:** Rmc Pacific Materials
- **Mine:** [0404281](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0404281)
## Narrative

SPRAIN LEFT FOOT ONE WEEK MODIFIED DUTY. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE PLUG OF ROCK IN A TRANSFER CHUTE CLIMBING UP AND DOWN A PORTABLE LADDER SEVERAL TIMES (APPROX 2 HRS). EE WAS WEARING RUBB ER BOOTS WITH WET SOCKS, WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE INJURY. DRY FOOT WEAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORN. TRAINING ON PROPER CLIMBING TECHNIQUES HAD BEEN GIVEN ON DEC 17, 1999. NO RULE BROKEN.

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