# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220250240024` · 10/25/2024 · WW Clyde & Co.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 165
- **Mine experience:** 0.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CCI  (Clyde Companies Inc)
- **Operator:** WW Clyde & Co.
- **Mine:** [0202292](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0202292)
## Narrative

Employee entered feeder at wet plant to complete end of shift clean out, to manually unplug and remove materials build up. EE was shoveling in far corner of hopper when the material gave way. They lost footing and fell about one foot hurting their shoulder. EE stated that they regained themselves & started to climb out when a knee gave out and they fell again, about one foot.

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