# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220021890111` · 06/07/2002 · Catenary Coal Company LLC
## 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:** CONTAINERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ashland Inc
- **Operator:** Catenary Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4607178](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4607178)
## Narrative

EE WAS HELPING SHOVEL OPERATOR APPLY GREASE ON P&H 4100 SHOVEL STICK WHERE WELDING REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. WAS USING 5-GAL BUCKET OF GREASE WHEN HE BENT OVER & OVEREXTENDED RESULTING IN PAIN TO LOWER BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK REMAINDER OF SHIFT & WORKED FOLLOWING DAY. DIDN'T REPORT TO WORK JUNE 9 DUE TO BACK PAIN. SUFFERED MUSCLE SPASMS @ HOME ON 9TH & WENT TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

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