# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220222570027` · 09/02/2022 · Stillwater Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 161
- **Mine experience:** 1.48 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Sibanye Stillwater Limited
- **Operator:** Stillwater Mining Company
- **Mine:** [2401879](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2401879)
## Narrative

The employee states was helping to stand a booster pump up when EE felt pain in the left hip. EE was seen by on site medic and taken to the ER. EE was referred to ortho and an MRI was conducted on 9/12/2022 and was diagnosed with a herniated disk in the back and kept off work.

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