Miner lifted a piece of plywood and felt a pain in his lower spine.
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Showing all 4EE and another ee were using magnets to remove magnetic from an ore sample when they got too close to each other and the magnets slammed together trapping their fingers
While troweling recently poured cement, employee suffered minor abrasions on his knees. Subsequently, the abrasions reacted negatively to the cement and became inflamed. Employee obtained bandages from a first aid kit. He then went to Nye Regional Medical Center to receive further medical attention. A tetanus shot was received and no time was or will be lost.
Employee's left hand ring finger was pinched by suspended load on curb. The pinch resulted in 13 stitches to the employee's finger. He returned to work the following day.