Employee was helping the mechanics hang a CLA on the miner. While trying to lift the CLA to put a crib block underneath it to free a lid that was underneath the CLA, it slipped crushing the first digit of the middle finger on his right hand.
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Showing all 3Lifting top rollers to place on top of belt rail, felt pain in right side of back.
He was dumping coal with scoop, when dump door got caught between pan and scoop. He picked up door and strained chest. He went to Dr. and Dr. told him to take off 1 day. He came back to work 1 day later and chest started to hurt again went back to Dr. and hospital found dislocated rib. Goes back to Dr. on 10-18-05.