# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220063130072` · 11/01/2006 · Graymont Materials (NY) Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Graymont Ltd
- **Operator:** Graymont Materials (NY) Inc.
- **Mine:** [3000089](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3000089)
## Narrative

Employee got out of the haul truck (175), walked a short distance on the haul road. He started to bend down to pick up a rock & experienced lower back pain before he could touch the rock. The foreman took him to the emergency room at CUPH in Plattsburgh.

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