# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220051030050` · 09/18/2004 · Blue Water Industries
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **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:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 6.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Thomas S  Hoover
- **Operator:** Blue Water Industries
- **Mine:** [0102014](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0102014)
## Narrative

WORKING IN SECONDARY PLANT, WRENCHED BACK. DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AT THIS TIME. STATED HE WOULD SEEK CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT HIS EXPENSE. (HE WAS USING SHOVEL) FIRST REPORT OF INJURY WRITTEN OCT 1, 2004 FOR RECORD ONLY. MEDICAL ATTENTION SOUGHT ON OCT 1, 2004. ACCORDING TO WORK COMP INS CARRIER ON APRIL 8, 2005 - RELEASED NO RESTRICTIONS 2/16/05.

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