# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220111240023` · 04/25/2011 · KW Crushing
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** MOTORS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 8
- **Mine experience:** 1.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Keven  Williams
- **Operator:** KW Crushing
- **Mine:** [4202468](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4202468)
## Narrative

He was working to put a drive belt back on a motor and said he was pulling on the motor to get a bolt in place when he hurt his arm/tore a muscle.  A re-injury to the same arm from 2 years prior that was done on personal time.

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