# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071900007` · 04/20/2007 · Enterprise Mining Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 348
- **Mine experience:** 0.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Enterprise Mining Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1518688](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1518688)
## Narrative

Employee was installing gate on mine road and while lifting on gate became unbalanced. Employee originally starting missing on 4/21/2007 for personal illness. Employee notifed employer on 6/25/2007 he was going to seek medical treatment for back strain which occured on 4/20/2007.

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