# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220131150006` · 04/05/2013 · Great Northern Sand
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 12
- **Mine experience:** 0.06 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CRS Proppants
- **Operator:** Great Northern Sand
- **Mine:** [4703646](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4703646)
## Narrative

Employee was using a shovel to cleanup spillage around the wet processing plan. Later in the afternoon after repeated usage of the shovel he started to have some discomfort.  *Note: Injury was not officially reported until after 4 PM on 4/19/13

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