Miner was attempting to climb a set of stairs into mobile control van, when his foot slipped off step, resulting in a twisting and hitting of his knee on step. Stairs have been replaced with new set providing a safer angle of rise and run.
Miner was injured by pry bar that was used as a guide for pulling a rope by a front end loader installing new feed belt on screen conveyor. Miner received contusion to left shoulder.
Employee slipped coming out of loader-hit rib cage and back on side of loader. he then fell on down to the ground landing on his back causing injury to ribs, liver and kidneys. prior to accident ee had signs of blood in his uring approx. thru works before believes to have been from rough ground in loader. however, it has cleared up.