# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220150890021` · 02/19/2015 · Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Belt cleaner, Picker
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 90
- **Mine experience:** 10 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Armstrong Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1519358](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519358)
## Narrative

Employee was shoveling belt at the 1C Header, when he felt a pain in his back. He did not report this incident until 03/11/2015 and brought in a doctors excuse missing today (03/30/2015)

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