# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220231710029` · 04/15/2023 · Golden Queen Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** POST,CAPS,HEADERS,TIMBER
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 1.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Golden Queen Mining Company Ltd; Gauss LLC
- **Operator:** Golden Queen Mining Company
- **Mine:** [0405319](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0405319)
## Narrative

After removing timbers (planks of wood from old mine workings) an employee experienced some discomfort in shoulder. After deciding the pain had become unbearable the employee reported the issue to the supervisor about three weeks later on the reported accident date 04/15/2023.

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