# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071790056` · 06/11/2007 · Saint-Gobain Proppants
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Pumper
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
- **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:** Saint-Gobain
- **Operator:** Saint-Gobain Proppants
- **Mine:** [0301607](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0301607)
## Narrative

EE was doing clean-up of loose material on the floor of the forming area; he mad a change from regular shovel to a scoop shovel because it was faster. While using the scoop shovel, he rec'd thoracic strain.

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