# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220042540048` · 09/02/2004 · Empresas Master
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 13
- **Mine experience:** 9 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ricardo  Cardona; Victor S  Maldonado
- **Operator:** Empresas Master
- **Mine:** [5400374](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/5400374)
## Narrative

THE EE WAS LIFTING SOME HEAVY BASES IN ORDER TO PLACE THEM IN THE ""SCARPER"" (A MACHINE THAT SEPARATES THE SMALL STONES FROM THE LARGE ONES) AND HE FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.  HE CAN HARDLY WALK DUE TO THE PAIN.

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