# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220043430032` · 07/17/2004 · Martin Marietta Aggregates
## 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 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:** 56
- **Mine experience:** 25 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Martin Marietta Aggregates
- **Mine:** [0900580](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0900580)
## Narrative

ON NOV. 26, 2004, THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE LOCAL E.R. COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. HE CLAIMED HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK WHILE AT ANOTHER QUARRY ON JULY 17, 2004. PLANT MANAGER AT BOTH LOCATIONS STATE HE DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURY OR ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME BETWEEN JULY AND NOVEMBER. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HAUL ROAD.

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