Employee was lifting a conveyor bent section off the work table; one end was resting on the floor. The employee lifted the other end off the table and was lowering it to the floor when he felt a burning sensation in his lower back. The bent is 12"" x 4' and weighs approximately 150 lbs.
EMPLOYEE HAD CUT A 45 DEGREE CUT ON AN I-BEAM. HE WAS PUSHING THE CUT I-BEAM FROM ONE TRANSFER ROLLER CONVEYOR TO ANOTHER. THE END OF THE I-BEAM STRUCK THE FIRST ROLLER ON THE SECOND CONVEYOR AND STOPPED. HIS HAND WAS CUT ON THE END OF THE I-BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING A SCREEN CHUTE INSIDE A SUPPORT FRAME. A COME-A-LONG WAS ATTACHED TO THE CHUTE AND TO A LIFTING EYE THAT WAS TACK WELDEDONTO THE FRAME. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE 2 PIECES TOGETHER, THE WELD BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEEWAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS PUSHING A HYDRAULIC TABLE. WHEN EE STOOD BACK UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THROUGH THE BANDSAW WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS CUTTING THE END OF AN I-BEAM THAT WAS RESTING ON TWO SAW HORSES. WHE THE END WAS CUT OFF, THE BEAM BECAME UNBLANCED. AS THE BEAM STARTED TO FALL, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND REACHED OU T WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF SCRAP ANGLE IRON FROM THE FLOOR, TURNED AND TOSSED IT INTO A SCRAP METAL BIN. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE TO MSHA UNTIL 6/8/00.