# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220060090003` · 01/04/2006 · Hall-Irwin Construction Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** MINERAL ITEMS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 22
- **Mine experience:** 0.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** George W  Hall
- **Operator:** Hall-Irwin Construction Company
- **Mine:** [0504614](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0504614)
## Narrative

The employee was working to shovel material from under conveyor  belts. He  was doing that all day and in the afternoon, the employee felt a pop in his groin. He reported it to his supervisor and the next morning his groin was swollen and painful.

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