# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072360018` · 08/09/2007 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **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:** CONTAINERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 33.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** China Minmetals; BPU Associates
- **Operator:** Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4100906](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4100906)
## Narrative

EE HAD FINISHED WASHING DUMP TRUCK WINDSHIELD AND WAS CARRYING A 5# BUCKET, 3/4 FULL, BACK TO WASH RACK.  WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO SET THE BUCKET DOWN, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN TO LEFT LOWER BACK, STATES PAIN IS A 9 ON 1-10 PAIN SCALE, NO RADIATION OF PAIN.  EE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION VIA HYPODERMIC NEEDLE INJECTION.  EE RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY THE SAME DAY.

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