# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220061870001` · 07/03/2006 · Birmingham Aggregates LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
- **Activity:** Office and lab work, Clerical
- **Injury source:** CONTAINERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Birmingham Aggregates LLC
- **Mine:** [0103270](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0103270)
## Narrative

Employee suffered lower lumbar strain due to improper lifting/twisting of core samples. The samples weight is near 100(lbs). Employee was turning around core sample to read the label for inventory. The root cause of the injury were samples stacked to high. The contributing factors to the injury were improper lifting/twisting heavy objects. However, no damage or impairment.

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