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Employee picked up a belt rail to remove it from around the feeder dump area and pulled muscles in left shoulder.
EE said he picked rock up and strained back.
Employee and section foreman was attempting to move miner cable out of the haulageway. When He pulled on the cable, he sprained his back.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DORRS AT FAN HOUSE AND LATCH BROKE LETTING THE DOOR OPEN PREMATURELY.
WHILE MOVING BELT, EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A SECTION OF BOTTOM BELT IN ORDER TO ALLOW INSTALLATION OF BELT STRUCTURE, RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP BUCKET @ DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN FACE AREA. WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA AT 8:18 AM. HE INFORMED SECTION FOREMAN LATER & WAS TAKEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN SAIDHE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE IN #3 ENTRY WITH OTHER EE. HE SAID LATER HE FELT STOMACH AND BACK HURTING.