# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220031250046` · 04/21/2003 · Jacob Andersen Rock Sales
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.36 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jacob S  Andersen
- **Operator:** Jacob Andersen Rock Sales
- **Mine:** [2402253](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2402253)
## Narrative

THE INJURED WAS ON ONE END OF A STONE THAT HE & ANOTHER EE WERE LOADING INTO A CAGED PALLET. HE TWISTED AS THEY SET IT DOWN AND THIS PUT THE STRAIN ON HIS BACK THAT CAUSED THE INJURY. HE WAS A BLE TO WORK THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND VISITED THE CHIROPRACTOR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DAY.

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