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EMPLOYEE WAS LACING CABLE UP WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING STICHES.
WHILE MOVING ROCKS BY HAND, A ROCK (150 LBS) FELL ON HIS LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND GRIZZLY.
EMPLOYEES DUTIES WERE SHOVELING DUST FROM UNDER CONVEYORS OF THE CRUSHER PLANT OR BLOWING WATER OUT OF DRILL HOLES AND DRILLER DUTIES. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE DAY HE DEVELOPED GENERAL S ORENESS IN THE BACK. SORENESS DID NOT IMPROVE OVER THE WEEKEND. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TEST ON MONDAY 8/15/88. EMPLOYEE HANDLED MATTER AS PROVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MATTER UNTIL NOV. 15, 1988
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING GATE TO LOAD A HAUL TRUCK WITH A GRAVEL PRODUCT WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE GATE CAUSING A CUT IN HIS SKIN.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING THE REQUIRED SAFETY HELMET AT THE TIME.HEL MET WAS IN CAB OF TRUCK.CUT REQUIRED STITCHES AND BANDAGE.
SHOVELING GRAVEL OUT FROM UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN H IS LOWER RT.BACK LATENESS OF REPORT WAS DUE TO OVER SIGHT IN BVELIEVING T HE INJURY INVOLVED A NON MINING CO.IT WAS DISC OVERED WHEN PREPARING QUARTERLY HOURS REPORT
EMPLOYEE BUMPED3HIS RIGHT ELBOW IN HEATER BOX ON THE LOADER AS HE WAS SERVICING THE EQUIPMENT. OVER ENSURING DAYS RIGHT ELBOW GOT SORE AND SWOLLEN. SAW EMERGENCY ROOM DR. ON DEC.4. DELAY IN PR OCESSING REPORT3DUE TO 1 UNCLEAR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN WORKER AND SUPERVISOR THAT INJURY WAS WORK RELATED, AND 2 EMPLOYEE TOOK OUT OF TOWN VACATION THAT PREVENTED GETTING WITH THE EMPLOYEE T
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO BREAK LOOSE TWO DRILL STEELS FROM COUPLER TO CHANGE STEEL FOR SURFACE DRILLING WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF INTO LOWER LEG.
PICKING UP TRAS2 AND TRUCK PARTS.
I.NAME TRYING T2 REMOVE ROCK FROM PLUGGED CRUSHER.SLAMMED DOOR OF CRUSHER ON HIS HAND TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR.SMASHED 2 FINGERS.
HE WAS LIFTING 5N OIL BARREL WHEN HE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA.AT THAT TIME HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT.IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS, HE BEGAN TO FEEL DISCOMFORT AND PAIN IN THAT AREA, A LSO SWELLING. 3