# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072980013` · 10/16/2007 · TXI Operations LP
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Texas Industries Inc
- **Operator:** TXI Operations LP
- **Mine:** [4104019](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104019)
## Narrative

Employee was changing paddles in the logwasher. He climbed out of the logwasher to shut off the air compressor. He then went to climb back into the logwasher when he felt a sharp pain in the middle of his back. It is suspected that the back strain happened prior to him climbing out of the logwasher when he was handling the log paddles which weigh 40-50 pds.

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