# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220123380034` · 11/26/2012 · Savage Stone, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 2.52 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ronald A  Matovcik; Caleb  Gould
- **Operator:** Savage Stone, LLC
- **Mine:** [1800768](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1800768)
## Narrative

Employee was helping to install a blunt tool on a hydraulic hammer when he turned sideways and felt a pain in his back.  Employee continued to work for the next 2 days and was unable to work starting 11/29/12

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