# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220163050030` · 10/24/2016 · Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** CONTAINERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Panadero Aggregates Holdings, LLC
- **Operator:** Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [1800009](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1800009)
## Narrative

Employee was lifting a bucket containing an aggregate product sample for QC testing onto pick-up truck bed. While lifting, EE incurred a thoracic strain, resulting in restricted work duty.

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