# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220170450015` · 02/08/2017 · Dakota Granite Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
- **Occupation:** Outside foreman, Leadman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** WRIST
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 41 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Richard  Dilts
- **Operator:** Dakota Granite Company
- **Mine:** [3900009](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3900009)
## Narrative

Thawing out a frozen water pipe. EE was pushing and pulling on a smaller pipe to break loose the frozen part of the larger pipe.  No immediate injury but wrist was swollen and sore a couple days later. 

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