The miner suffered from extreme dehydration and muscular cramps. Heat and lack of hydration days before working that day are some of the contributing factors. The miner received care at a local hospital for dehydration (IV) and considerably helped with muscle cramps as well. The miner missed 2 full days per doctor's orders.
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Showing all 3operator was moving overburden with dozer and sustained back injury due to jarring of machine over rough terrain. Lower back pain from operating the machine for multiple hours. Minor injury with no impairment.
Employee was a mechanic at the mine. He was using a sledge hammer to install metal pins in the track of an excavator. After miss hitting the pin a small piece of metal from the pin broke off the pin and hit his leg. There was a small wound. He was taken to the hospital emergency room and received treatment. He was back to work the next day