# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220011620169` · 12/20/2000 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** OTHER INJURY,NEC
- **Body part:** NECK
- **Days lost:** 18
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Lehigh Portland Cement Company
- **Mine:** [1800017](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1800017)
## Narrative

EE & COWORKERS HAD BEEN INSTALLING 60LB STRANDS OF HEATEXCHANGER CHAIN IN ROTARY KILN. EE THOUGHT HE HAD STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK OR SHOULDERS,BUT HE WAS DIAGNOSED MONTHS LATER WITH A PINCHED NERVE IN THE CERVICAL AREA OF HIS SPINE & HAD SURGERY

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