# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220002130050` · 07/18/2000 · Black Hills Bentonite
## 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:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 4.94 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Thomas A  Thorson
- **Operator:** Black Hills Bentonite
- **Mine:** [4800954](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800954)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CULVERT TO PUT INTO TRUCK. AS HE BEGAN TO LIFT, A SUDDEN PAIN OCCURRED IN HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING HIM TO DROP IT TO THE GROUND.

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