EE WAS SHVELING WET CLAY ON THE HEAP LEACH PAD. ON 10/29/97 EE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT ARM/ELBOW WAS SORE FROM SHOVELING. HE SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TO A DR ON 11/3/97 WHO DIAGNOSED A STRAIN. MINERAL RIDGE WAS NOT INFORMED OF HIS VIIST TO A DR UNTIL 11/18/97
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICKUPA CARBON TRANSFER HOSE. AS HE STOOD UO HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A CARBON COLUMN. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY FOR TWO DAYS. HE ALSO WAS N OT INTERVIEWED UNTIL 10/17/97 WHEN HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT STARTED.
EE INSTALLING EMITTER LINES ONTO HEADERS. EMITTERS ARE PUSHED ONTO HEADER AND SECURED WITH A SMALL PLATIC NUT. AFTER INSTALLING A LARGE QUANTITY OF THESE, THE EE SAID HIS WRIST HURT. THE EE WO RKED 5 MORE DAYS BEFORE GOING TO A DR. THE DR SAID HE HAD A LEFT FOREARM STRAIN.
WAS REMOVING CATHODE ADN ANODE'S FROM ELECTROWINNING CELLS, WHILE PULLING UP ON THE CATHODE AND ANODES, THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH ROOM BETWEEN THE CATHODE AND ANODES AND JJUST ABOVE THE MIDDLE KN UCKLE OF THE RIGHT HAND BRUSHED AGAINST THE CATHODE WHILE PULLING THE ANODE.
MOVING BARRIER CONES-PICKED UP BY TOP AND SWUNG CONE OUT---FELT SHARPT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.