# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220121780021` · 05/30/2012 · Cloverlick Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Clerk, Timekeeper, Office worker, Director of sales
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BOXES,CRATES,CARTONS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Cloverlick Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1519418](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519418)
## Narrative

Employee was helping arrange soap tanks so that they could be unloaded with a forklift. As he was moving the tote, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee continued to work until 6/19/12. At this time, the employee was taken off work and remains off work until test can be conducted.

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