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THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK, WEIGHING APP. 100 LBS. FROM THE REEL COVER OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. HE WAS IN A FORWARD BENDING POSITION AT THE TI ME.
GETTING ROOF BOLT OUT OF MINER CONVEYOR.
IN PROCESS OF SITTING DOWN ON WOODEN HALF HEADER,LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK STRIKING TAILBONE HARD ON HALF HEADER.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN A KNOWN FAULT AREA OF THE MINE. THE SEPARATION OF ROOF OCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS. SOME MOISTURE WAS PRESENT AT THE SEPARATION POINT. TEST HOLES IN TH E ROOF DID NOT REVEAL ANY SEPARATIONS OF THEROOF AT THE TIME THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED.