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CLEANING OUT JAW CRUSHER FOR REPAIR; WHEN INJURED PUNCTURED HIS LEFT ARM ON A FRAYED CABLE.THE PUNCTURE WAS EQUIVALENT TO A 16 PENNY NAIL PUNCTURE 1/2 INCH DEEP HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND THEN SENT TO DOCTOR FOR A TETANUS SHOT.
HELPING PULL DRILL UP A RAISE. PULLED BAKC. KENNY (MINERS HELPER) WA PULLING ON A ROPE (HOISTING) A ROCK DRILL UP A RAISE INTO HSI ROCK AREA, HE PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLES, WENT TO SEE A CHIROP RATOR, WORK RELEASE IS FOR 6-8-89.
TRAMMING HAD TO REMVOE BOULDERS FORM MUCK CAR AT LOADOUT LIFTING BOULDER CAUSED LOWER BACK TO BE PUT OUT OF PLACE.
WAS CAVING A PICK TO HIS WORK AREA, AS HE STEPPED OVER A SLUSHER CABLE HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE WITH THE POINT OF THE PICK. HE BRUISED THE SHOFT TISSUE BETWEEN THE KNEE JOINT AND HIS KNEE CA P.
I.NAME UNLOADING MATERIALS OFF SKIP CAGE,STANDING ON CAGE HE TWISTED HIS BACK TURNING UPPER BODY TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER,UPPER BODY TWISTING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO PULL BACK MUSCLES.WASNT CARRYING ANYTHING.WENT TO DR ,DR SAID COUPLE DAYS OFF TOREST AND RELAX HIS BACK.
I NAME LIFTEING DUMPING PUSHING OLD MINE CARS PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK SOULDERS AND NECK. WENT TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.
LIFTING SAMPLE BUCKET ONTO TABLE. BUCKET WAS TOO HEAVY. SHE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK. INPROPER LIFTING METHOD.
THE INJURED AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE AHND CARRYING A 4X8 S-BEAM OF IRON APPROX 250 LBS-INTO THE MECHANICS SHOP.HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS HOLDING AND PULLING THE BEAM WHILE THE OTHER 2 MEN SUPPORTED THE BEAM.PULLING LIFTING AND WALKING BACKWARDS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN BACK.LOWER AND MIDDLE BACK INJURY.
I.NAME MINERS HELPER WAS OPERATING THE RAIL HAULAGE CAR TRAMMER MOVING AN EMPTY CAR IT DERAILED HE TRIED TO LIFT THE CAR BACK UP ON THE RAIL IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO S EE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT
I.NAME MINERS HELPER WORK AREA WINZE JOB DUTY HAND MUCKING PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE MUCKING AT THE WINZE BOTTOM BY HAND
PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK WHILE LIFTING ORE SAMPLE BUCKETS TO PUT SAMPLES INTO DRYING OVEN. PUORING SAMPLE MATERIAL FROM SAMPLE BUCKET TO DRYING OVEN SAMPLE TRAYS SHE STRESSED HER UPPER BACK AND NECK MUSCLES.