# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220242120025` · 07/19/2024 · South Texas Aggregates, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 29.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** William Clay  Coleman
- **Operator:** South Texas Aggregates, Inc.
- **Mine:** [4104065](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104065)
## Narrative

Employee was replacing a body valve on the 966H and felt a strain on left shoulder that radiated pain. Employee did not think much of it and kept working. At the time of the incident, a co-worker was also there and knew how heavy the equipment parts were as well as the difficulty they were having in lifting the parts on to the equipment.

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