# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220122620046` · 09/11/2012 · Bestway Concrete & Aggregates
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** LADDERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 4.44 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Bret  Hall; Scott  Masi
- **Operator:** Bestway Concrete & Aggregates
- **Mine:** [0504614](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0504614)
## Narrative

The employee was on a ladder tightening the bolts to a counter weight bracket. He thought he was going to fall and held tight to the ladder which must have tweaked his back by holding on so tight. He had fall protection on if he would have fallen.

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