# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220061630012` · 02/27/2006 · Keystone Cement Company 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Pumper
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 260
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Cementos Portland Valderrivas S A
- **Operator:** Keystone Cement Company 
- **Mine:** [3600125](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3600125)
## Narrative

Employee was holding steel plate in place when it slipped causing him to twist his back. Sent to hospital, released with a back strain. No lost time, wages or change of job at this time. A later MRI showed a disc problem which was operated on June 2; on this date it became a reportable and lost time accident.

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