Miner injured EE's back while shoveling at the Sullivan Wash Plant. Due to the amount of pain EE is in another miner working with EE is transporting EE to the North Valley Hospital.
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Showing all 6Employee was changing tire on test trailer. When they jacked up the trailer, a piece of steel that was leaned up against the trailer fell, striking them in the back and right arm.
SPRAINED LEFT WRIST WHILE PICKING UP A ROCK.
CHANGING SCREENS ON 6X20 SCREEN PLANT (STANDING ON WALKWAY WITH RAIL) WHILE SLIDING SCREEN CAUGHT HIS JACKET PULLING HIM OFF WALKWAY & HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
PLACED JAW DIE ON PITMAN (SUSPENDED) BLOCKED JAW DIE, EXCESS WEIGHT CAUSED THE JAW DIE TO ROCK LOSING THE WOOD BLOCKING AND THE DIE SWUNG BACK PINCHING THE EE BETWEEN THE JAW DIE AND THE CRUSH ER FRAMEWORK.
EE STATES HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TWO BLOCKS AND TWISTED HIS BACK WRONG AN IT WENT OUT.