# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220091490006` · 05/27/2009 · G & S Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 82
- **Mine experience:** 0.92 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Timothy  Schwinabart; Ted  Schwinabart
- **Operator:** G & S Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [1800372](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1800372)
## Narrative

Employee was fueling the dozer at the end of his shift.  When he was finished, he was attempting to step down from the dozer.  He was holding onto the safety bars and going down backwards.  When he put his feet on the ground and was still holding the bars, he heard a pop in his arm.

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