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While employee was changing a mop head, one side of the head stuck & slipped across his left hand, cutting his index finger on his left hand, on the knuckle.
He was changing tires on a 10 wheeler and twisted his back.
Employee was changing out a 72" top belt roller on raw coal belt & strained his lower back.
Lifting a spring he hurt his back.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 12"SCH 80 PIPE & SUFFERED A LOWER BACK STRAIN. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3/23/06 WHEN MEDICAL ATTN. WAS SOUGHT.
EE WAS HOISTING A SCREEN MECHANISM BEAM. IT SPUN AND PINNED HIM AGAINST A MOTOR SUPPORT BEAM CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER ABDOMEN REGION
Employee was assisting three others in replacing accuator arm using chain hoists. One man let go of his end and accuator fell on employee's shoulder and neck causing muscle strain. This was not reported to office until 9/12/05 when employee stopped work due to pain from this injury.
Employee was putting idler rollers on a belt & he was jerking on the belt roller to get it in place. Approx. 15 minutes later he states he felt pain in his back.
Putting Bottom Pin in bucet of 992 c. as he rolled the pin to align the bucket hole, he pulled a muscle in his back.