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Miner was lifting a tailpiece by himself and pulled a muscle in his lower stomach.
The claimant stepped out of the excavator to adjust his driver side mirror, when he pushed on the mirror it broke. The mirror busted in the claimant's hand, cutting his right hand.
The employment was helping to remove ventilation tubing (galvanized, corrugated pipe) when a section of the tubing spun around cutting through his glove and into the area between his thumb and forefinger of his left hand, requiring 6 stitches.
Two employees were welding on a bent leg. One employee walked away leaving one. EE was trying to move welding leads when the lead caught on the bent leg. The welding lead caused the leg to fall across his foot.
EE was shoveling drill cuttings into blast hole. He felt a strain in his back. Did not report accident until next day. Saw ER doctor. Retuned to follow up exams. Resulted in removal from job by physician.
Employee was tightening a bolt on the cutting edge of a dozer when the bolt slipped while being tightened cutting his left hand. requiring 3 to 4 stitches to close cut.
Installing cylinder on dozer. Had put hand in between cylinder and guard. Cylinder slipped and smashed finger.