# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220211330001` · 01/15/2021 · Aggregate Resources, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** 25
- **Mine experience:** 24 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Daniel R  Balkema; Ralph T  Balkema
- **Operator:** Aggregate Resources, Inc.
- **Mine:** [2002436](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2002436)
## Narrative

Sometime in January (employee is unsure of date), employee was lifting a steel beam.  EE picked it up and put it on EE's shoulder.  EE felt pain in EE's left shoulder.  The pain persisted for several weeks, but EE did not report the injury until April.  EE had EE's shoulder checked, then had an MRI.  It appears EE will need surgery. 

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