EE was pulling miner cable & strains EE's back. EE didn't tell anyone until the next morning and EE refused medical treatment that day. EE was then taken to Mountain Instant Care on 4/14/16 for evaluation.
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Showing all 13He bent over to move a piece of belt structure out of his way and hurt his back.
EE was in his knees shoveling a belt drive. When he tried to lift a shovel full of material his knee slipped causing him to strain awkwardly which resulted in a suspected hernia.
Employee was trying to install a sharp pin on a stamler feeder the bar he was using kicked back and pinned his right ring finger against the frame of the feeder mashing his right hand ring finger, cutting his finger off from the last knuckle out.
He was shoveling belt & pulled a muscle in his back.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM THE HEAD DRIVE TO PLACE ON THE MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON CANS OF OIL ON HIS REGULAR SHIFT WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE STRAIN. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT OR GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 2-6-01.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS HANDLING CAT HEAD AND CABLE ACROSS THE BELTLINE WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE BOLTER WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WORKED HIS SHIFT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ON MONDAY HE WENT TO THE CLINIC.
EE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A HOLE TO CONNECT A BLADE JACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER. THE INJURED FINGER WAS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.