# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220112130035` · 07/25/2011 · American Colloid Company
## 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 supplies or material
- **Injury source:** WOOD ITEMS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Amcol International Corp
- **Operator:** American Colloid Company
- **Mine:** [3900049](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3900049)
## Narrative

Operator was picking up a piece of plywood off the ground. He bent down to pick it up and when he started lifting felt a strain in his back. Operator was put on lifting restrictions for 1 week thus constituting MSHA reportability as a restricted injury.

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