# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220002410079` · 08/16/2000 · San Juan Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Move non-self-propelled equip
- **Injury source:** GENERATORS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 10.11 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** BHP Billiton
- **Operator:** San Juan Coal Company
- **Mine:** [2901825](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2901825)
## Narrative

WHILE MOVING A LIGHT PLANT FROM ONE DUMP LEVEL TO ANOTHER, EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. THE INJURY REQUIRED TWO CHIROPRACTOR VISITS.

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