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THE EE WAS LIFTING A METAL GUARD WITH TWO OTHER EE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE GUARD SHIFTED AND FELL ONTO HIS HAND THUMB AREA, CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING AND STACKING 50 LB. BAGS OF ANFO. HE CLAIMS THAT THIS CAUSED HIM BACK PAIN. MEDICAL TREATMENT (PHYSICAL THERAPY) WAS PRESCRIBED ON 4/3/95.
HE CLAIMS THAT ON THE MORNING OF 12-3-94, HIM AND I.NAME WERE LOWERING A SIZE 4AWG CABLE INTO THE MINE THROUGH A PVC PIPE LINED AND GROUTED BOREHOLE. HE CLAIMS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CABLE WAS TIED OFF WITH A ROPE, IT STILL SLIPPED AND STARTED GOING DOWN THE BOREHOLE. WHEN IT DID SO, HE CLAIMS IT PULLED ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL, DRAGGING HIM ALONG THE GROUND. I.NAME JUMPE