# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220032230144` · 06/26/2003 · Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** WOOD ITEMS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 11
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
- **Operator:** Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
- **Mine:** [2800021](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2800021)
## Narrative

HELPING ANOTHER EE PUT BLOCKS BETWEEN TRACKS OF EXCAVATOR. HEARD BACK POP (BLOCKS WEIGHT 10# EACH HANDLED ABOUT 6 BLOCKS ONE AT A TIME). TRYING TO PUT TRACK BACK ON EXCAVATOR THOUGHT JUST PULL ED MUSCLE. KEEP WORKING UNTIL 2:20PM DROVE DOZIER TO QUARRY OFFICE TRAILER. HURT GETTING OUT OF DOZER & WALKING TO OFFICE TRAILER.

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