# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220091270012` · 04/22/2009 · Hibbing Taconite Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Forklift operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 7
- **Mine experience:** 32.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
- **Operator:** Hibbing Taconite Company
- **Mine:** [2101600](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2101600)
## Narrative

EE was moving shovel parts with the forklift and the parts fell off the fork.  He then got off and lifted the parts back onto the forklift.  Later he felt stiffness and soreness in the knee.  He mentioned he has had some knee problems with the left knee and thought by favoring his left he was put more stress on the right knee

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