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EE WAS THROWING BELT STRUCTURE ON A-WEST #3 WHEN FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER STOMACH & A LITTLE LOWER. IT BURNED FOR A LITTLE WHILE & PAIN COMES & GOES.
Subject was cleaning out scrubber tank on LST - 5 scoop. The water hose slipped out of his hand and high pressure water hit his eye.
Pulling rock out of feeder. Subject felt something hit the back of his right leg.
EE WAS HELPING ROLL BELT, BENT OVER & PICKED UP SOME BELT CORES AND HIS BACK STARTING HURTING HIM.
Subject was operating a IT loader and door slammed shut on his left hand. There was tissue damage.
The subject was picking up a rock in the roadway. The rock slipped and fell and hit him on the left foot.
EE WAS ASSEMBLING RADIATOR, TURNED TO WALK AWAY, RADIATOR ASSEMBLY FELL, STRIKING EE ON RIGHT LOWER SHIN ABOUT 4" ABOVE ANKLE.
EE WAS LOADING FIRE SUPPRESSION BOTTLE IN MANTRIP, SMASHED FINGER REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES ON RIGHT FINGER.
EE WAS LIFTING/MOVING 8" STEEL PIPE FROM UNDER BELT & RECONNECTING IN TRAVELWAY. EE FELT A PULL/PINCH IN HIS GROIN AREA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EE HAS HERNIA WHICH WILL NEED TO BE CORRECTED SURGICALLY.
EE WAS HANGING CABLE OVER FEEDER TRAVELWAY. APPROX. 15 MINUTES LATER EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN ABDOMEN. LATER INFORMED EE HAD A BUMP/LUMP IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING BELT THROUGH THE TAILPIECE WHEN HINGE PLATE (DOOR) FELL SHUT, SMASHING THE THIRD FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS LIFTING A 6" I BEAM ABOUT 1' OFF GROUND, ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE BEAM 180 DEGREES TO WELD OTHER SIDE OF BEAM. BEAM SLIPPED FROM HELPERS HAND AND HELPER DROPPED BEAM. EE HAD HIS HAND PLACED ON THE SHARP EDGE OF HIS END OF BEAM. WHEN DROPPED, THE BEAM SMASHED EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE TWO BEAMS AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
Mantrip was stuck on a slope. Crew was exiting the mantrip to finish walking out. The back passenger side door was hard to open. Passenger in front exited; the employee in the rear seat grabbed the center bar to push harder on the door to open when the front door slammed shut on his left hand smashing three fingers.
EE WAS CLOSING COVER ON REEL COMPARTMENT OF MRS. EE'S RIGHT HAND SKIPPED OFF COVER. COVER CAME DOWN & STRUCK EE'S LEFT HAND & SMASHED FINGER 3RD ONE FROM THUMB.
EE WAS LIFTING DOOR ONTO MAIN MINE FAN. HURT HIS BACK LIFTING.