# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220180520025` · 02/14/2018 · Knife River - South Dakota
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 19.06 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Gerald P  Sweetman
- **Operator:** Knife River - South Dakota
- **Mine:** [3900008](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3900008)
## Narrative

Employee had completed cutting an H Beam on the band saw in the welding shop.  EE picked up the cut off piece off the band saw that weighed 30 pounds and felt a pain in back.  

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