# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220240590003` · 02/06/2024 · Buzzi Unicem USA 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** HERNIA;RUPTURE
- **Body part:** HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- **Days lost:** 41
- **Mine experience:** 45.58 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Buzzi S p A
- **Operator:** Buzzi Unicem USA 
- **Mine:** [3600006](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3600006)
## Narrative

Employee was removing a wheel chock from behind the tire of a haul truck. EE reached down to pick it up with right hand and proceeded to lift it above their waist to the front of the haul truck in the designed rack. As they lifted the wheel chock up, they felt a pull in the lower abdomen, groin area. Employee refused treatment until 2/22/24, the day of the diagnosis.

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