# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071690040` · 02/09/2007 · Western Rock Reduction Co.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 14
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Gary  Weathers
- **Operator:** Western Rock Reduction Co.
- **Mine:** [3503624](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3503624)
## Narrative

Digging rock material from conveyor belt tail pulley, tool was a shovel. Injured on 2/9/07 and came right back to work, went back to the doctor on 3/5/07. Doctor scheduled surgery for 3/8/07. RTW on 3/28/07.

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