# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220092660007` · 09/10/2009 · Unimin Minnesota Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 34.6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** S C R-Sibelco Nv
- **Operator:** Unimin Minnesota Corporation
- **Mine:** [2100790](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2100790)
## Narrative

Employee was standing at the side of the catwalk to clear rocks, he was reaching and pulling the rocks toward him instead of getting on the catwalk and picking them up, he heard a ""pop"" in his sternum.  Employee went to the doctor and was placed on modified duty.

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