# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220011550048` · 05/07/2001 · Thiele Kaolin Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Coal sampler
- **Activity:** Idle
- **Injury source:** MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Paul R  Kirschling
- **Operator:** Thiele Kaolin Company
- **Mine:** [0900337](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0900337)
## Narrative

WHILE EE WAS CHECKING LAB SAMPLE, A PRODUCTION WORKER BROUGHT IN ANOTHER SAMPLE AND WALKED UP BEHIND HIM WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE AND PICKED HIM UP FROM BEHIND WALKING ACROSS FLOOR JOTLING HIM UP AND DOWN RE-INJURING HIS PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.

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