# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220020770056` · 03/06/2002 · Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion in lifting objects
- **Occupation:** Cleanup man, Cleanup worker
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.61 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mc Carthy- Bush Corp
- **Operator:** Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation
- **Mine:** [1300097](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1300097)
## Narrative

EE CALLED IN TO OFFICE ON 3-7-02 THAT HE WOULD NOT BE REPORTING TO WORK BECAUSE HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING MUD AND TWISTING TO PLACE IT ON A CONVEYOR BELT. EE SOUGHT TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL ER AND WAS REFERRED TO OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN. ON 3-7-02 OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN PLACED EE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A LOWER LUMBAR STRIN, PHYSICIAN ALOS PRESCRIBED RX. EE ON LT. DUTY.

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