# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220162320026` · 08/15/2016 · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3101963](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3101963)
## Narrative

After speaking with a customer in the yard, the injured employee climbed back into the loader's operator chair to continue working.  From the chair (in a sitting position) the employee reached for the door to pull it shut with right arm.  The door was not locked or latched.  While pulling the door shut, EE felt a sharp pain in lower back.

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