# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220042960048` · 09/10/2004 · Valley Mining, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 0.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mary J  Brown
- **Operator:** Valley Mining, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3303048](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3303048)
## Narrative

His dozer was stuck in the mud so he got another operator on another dozer to help pull him out. He was pulling a cable by hand over rock, and mud trying to get it hooked onto his dozer. While bending and pulling the cable he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He didn't report it to his doctor for three days after the injury.

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