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DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS AND REPEATED USE, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS.
WHILE CARRYING A HYDRAULIC PUMP THE INJURED SLIPPED & FELL ON THE ICE. THE PUMP FELL ON THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND, BREAKING THE MIDDLE FINGER.
TRAVELING UP A SLIGHT GRADE RAMP, THE OPERATOR STATED THE ROCK TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR. WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE TO BE PUSHED UP RAMP, THE ROCK TRUCK DRIFTED BAKWARDS APPROX. 10 0' INTO A 10' BANK. THE ROCK TRUCK TIPPED ONTO RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING NECK STRAIN TO THE OPERATOR. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
WHILE ASCENDING A BULLDOZER THE INJURED SLIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES & BRUISES OF THE LEFT SHOULDER THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO THE MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING
WHILE ASCENDING LADDER OF A FRONTEND LOADER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK SHIFT THE INJURED SLIPPED ON AN ICY STEP & FELL LANDING ON H IS BACK RESULTING IN AN ISOLATED FRACTURE OF THE 10 & 11 V ERTEABRA THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO THE MIERS EFFICENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING
WHILE DESCENDING A ROCKTRUCK THE INJURED ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING CHEST INJURIES, FACIAL FRACTURES AND A HEAD LACERATION. THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO THE MINER S EFFICIENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING.
WHILE GETTING OIL OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE TAILGATE WITH HIS R RIBCAGE CAUSING A BRUISE TO THE R RIBS THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS OR TRAINING
WHILE ASSISTING3MECHANIC HE WAS HIT IN THE LOWER LEFT ARM BY MECHANICS HAMMER CAUSING A BRUISE AND CONTUSION TO THE LEFT LOWER ARM.
WALKING IN PARK3NG AREA TOWARD THE BULLDOZER AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE, FELL AND HIT THE GROUND HITTING ON HIS BUTTOCKS CAUSING A BRUISED BUTTOCKS.
INJ WAS UNLOADI3G AND OR TAKING A TOOLBOX OFF THE BED OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND THE TOOL BOX SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THIGH CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES TO LEFT THIGH THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT NOT DUE TO MINE9S EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
THE INJURED WAS HELPING THE WELDER REMOVE A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A LOADER BUCKETR,WHEN THE PIECE OF STEEL FELL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE LEFT THIGH THEN THE RIGHT FOOT BREAKING THREE TOES.
INJURED BENT OVER TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM RIGHT-AWAY OF DUMPING RAMP & TWISTGED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A SORE BACK (PINCHED SCIATIC NERVE) THIS INJURY WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING
INJURED WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND AROUND THE PARKED FRONT END LOADER AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS R IGHT SHOULDER AGAINST THE FRONT END LOADER CAUSING A RIGHT SHOULDER SEPERATION.
THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION ON A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE HOLDING BRACE INPLACE FOR TRANSMISSION THE INJURED TURNED HIS BODY WHICH RESULTED INA HERNIA ON RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN. THIS INJU RY WAS NOT DUE TO THE MINERS EFFICIENCY, SKILLS AND TRAINING.