# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220092750025` · 09/24/2009 · G & S Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 36 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Timothy  Schwinabart; Ted  Schwinabart
- **Operator:** G & S Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [1800744](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1800744)
## Narrative

Employee was adjusting a round hay bale as it was being put in the mulcher.  Used left arm to push on bale and arm became stuck in hay bale as it was moving, pulling arm, resulting in some pulled muscles.

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