# ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
> MSHA accident `220020590020` · 02/08/2002 · Echo Bay Minerals Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
- **Classification:** ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
- **Accident type:** NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Unknown
- **Injury source:** MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES,NEC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 9 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Echo Bay Mines Ltd
- **Operator:** Echo Bay Minerals Company
- **Mine:** [4503283](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4503283)
## Narrative

EE TOOK LEAVE ON 2/8/02 TO HAVE AN OLD BACK CONDTION TREATED. TODAY 2/22/02 WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE DR CONSIDERS THE CONDITION OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED. THE EE HAS A BULGED DISK IN AN AREA THAT HE HAD SURGERY ON IN 1995 AND THAT WAS NOT DETERMINED TO BE OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED AT THAT TIME.HE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH INFLAMATION, PAIN & MUSCLE SPASMS SINCE 1995 BUT DID NOT HAVE AN

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