# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220163190051` · 02/09/2016 · APAC-Central, Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** 349
- **Mine experience:** 2.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CRH PLC
- **Operator:** APAC-Central, Inc
- **Mine:** [3400040](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3400040)
## Narrative

Employee was tasked with climbing into a screen deck to perform maintenance. When the employee climbed in EE complained that EE hurt shoulder. Employee was taken to the doctor and was treated as a first aid case. On 11/2/2016 the case became reportable due to a second doctor's opinion saying that the employee needed surgery on the shoulder. 

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