# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220160320013` · 01/19/2016 · Northern Industrial Sand LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.52 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** NI Sand Holdings LLC
- **Operator:** Northern Industrial Sand LLC
- **Mine:** [4703761](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4703761)
## Narrative

Employee was shoveling sand spillage from tail pulley area of D1-C3 Dryer discharge conveyor. Employee turned to the left to dump a full shovel of material and felt a twinge in the lower back and could not straighten upright.

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