# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220131220014` · 04/19/2013 · Molycorp Minerals 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 87
- **Mine experience:** 1.12 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Molycorp Inc
- **Operator:** Molycorp Minerals 
- **Mine:** [0402542](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0402542)
## Narrative

A miner had parked his haul truck and climbed down out of the vehicle, he then proceed to swing the wheel chock into place under the tire when he felt a pull to his right arm

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