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Employee was tasked with loading a 22lb pump into a man basket for transportation to an underground heading. Employee lifted pump alone, and sustained an injury to her back. Employee was diagnosed with acute lumbar back sprain, she received x-rays and an office visit. Employee to have follow up on 4-09-13 and may be tasked with light duty on 4-10-13.

Miner was climbing up a raise to clean down muck from previous blast. Miner was up about 30 feet on the ladder when ladder swung away from the rib. Ladder had loosened up from precious blast and allowed muck to fall from above about 8 feet and struck miner on left shoulder, arm, and back. 12/17/12 placed on authorized time loss until MRI in 2 weeks.

Employee attempted to bend over a piece of hog wire with his hand to prevent it from snagging on someone. Wire sprung back and punctured palm of left hand through employee's glove. This resulted in employee having to go to the hospital ER and having wound cleaned and 2 sutures to close wound.

Employee was lifting a box of resin cartridges onto a shelf about 40 inches from the sill felt a sharp pain in back. Was taken to hospital and placed on modified duty until the results of an MRI are reviewed.

Employee was cleaning out a diesel fuel line with brake cleaner. While spraying the fuel line with the brake cleaner the cleaner ricocheted back into the employees face. Brake cleaner also went up under the employees safety glasses and into both of employees eyes. This caused a burning sensation, pain and loss of vision to both eyes

Employee was holding a 6" tailings decant water line that had burst at a splice, and was trying to direct the water towards a small water impoundment. The water line was to heavy for the employee and he dropped the hose. When he did so the banding from the splice cut his right hand ring finger.

Employees left foot was caught in hoses, employee jerked up with his left leg to free it from the hoses and struck his knee against a ladder. Injuring his left knee. It was latter found out that employee had surgery on his knee, but had not informed anyone at the mine site. Employee has been released to modified duty but has chosen not to return to work.