HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Lift Truck Operator, EE, was loading a truck with pallets of finished product. Seven foot by two foot 2x4 wood braces, weighing about thirty pounds each, are used to stabilize the load. EE picked up two braces at once. When EE rotated while moving the braces, he felt a pain in his groin.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration