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EE WAS REMOVING LIP OFF FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 11-6-96. HE WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN AND WENT TO DR. WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE 2 WKS. OFF.
EE WAS STACKING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER HEAD OF CONT MINER WHEN ANOTHER EE THREW A CRIB BLOCK TO HIM WHILE HE WAS REACHING FOR ANOTHER BLOCK AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2 CRIB BLOCKS CAUSIN G A LACERATION TO HIS R LITTLE FINGER REQUIRING 15 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DOING A VARIETY O DIFFERENT THINGS THROUGH OUT THE SHIFT IINCLUDING OPERATIGN EQUIPMENT, INSTALLING BELT AND STRUCTURE ETC. WHEN HE NOTICE A BULGE IN HIS STOMACH. HE CONTN UED TO WORK UNTL 5-22-96. AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY FOR A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A WATER HOSE TO WET THE HAUL ROAD AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. FINISHED THE DAY AND WENT HOME, STATED HIS BACK PAIN GOT WORSE SO HE WENT TO DR. DR STATED THAT IT COULD BE A REOCCURRENCE OF A NON WORK RELATEDINJURY. DID NOT INFORM US UNTIL 4-3-96. WE ARE REPORTING THIS INJURY DUE TO THE QUESTION IF WORKRELATED.