INJURED EE WAS LOADING 55 GAL. BARRELS 3 OF THEM OFF OF ONE TRUCK ONTO ANOTHER TRUCK SO HE COULD HAUL THEM TO THE MINE. AT THE MINE HE LOADED BARRELS INTO BACKET OF 2.5 LOADER. WHILE UNLOADING BARRELS OUT OF LOADER, HE FIRST FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE STARTED THE JOB. REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING, WENT TO HAVE IT CHECK ON 6-4-98 AFTER IT DIDNT QUIT HURTING.
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Showing all 3INJURED EE WAS WASHING LOADER WITH STEAM CLEANER, WHEN HE PASSED THE WAND ACROSS HIS RIGHT FOOT, BURNING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. INJURED EE DID NOT GET TO DR. TIL 7-8 WHEN HIS FOOT CONTINUED TO H URT.
EE WAS WORKING IN A CROUCHED POSITION ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OF A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE WAS LOCKED UP. WENT TO DR THE NEXT DAY, TO FIND OUT THAT HE HAD & TORN MENISCUS IN H IS KNEE.