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Employee was shoveling dust out onto the #5 conveyor belt. At that time the employee stated that they felt their left bicep pull.
Injured Employee was putting in belt structure and smashed right index finger.
Injured employee was placing expanded metal guarding on the head drive when the metal slid around and caught EE's left pinky finger against the rib.
Employee was plastering stopping when the employees foot slipped of the ladder causing the employee to fall and roll right ankle.
Employee was dropping the high voltage cable and tie wire went under the employee's safety glasses striking the employee's right eye.
The employee had watered the scoop batteries. While letting the lid back down to cover them. One of the lids slipped from EE's grip striking the other hand and smashing two fingers on EE's right hand.
EE was hanging high line in the intake. The cable was above EE's head so lifting the cable over 6.5ft was required. While lifting and hanging the cable EE felt a pop in EE's back and began hurting. Ambulance was refused and EE finished the shift.
Shuttle car cable was not reeling up. The operator got off EE's shuttle car to pull the cable slack out of the road. The cable was in mud so this made it hard to pull out of the road. When EE pulled the slack put off the road EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.
Employee was pushing a roof bolt in the hole when he felt pain in his lower back.
Employee stated that while taking down curtain, he twisted the wrong way and hurt his back.