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EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING A FIVE FOOT INNER TUBE OUT OF A HOLE.
WHILE PERFORMING DIAMOND CORE DRILLING ACTIVITIES, EE WAS CLEANING A CORE TUBE WITH A RAG WHEN HE CUT THE PINKIE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERING 100 POUND BAGS OF PRODUCT FROM ONE PALLET ONTO ANOTHER PALLET. WHILE LIFTING A BAG, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AND WHILE WORKING IN A TWISTED POSITION IN A CRAMPED AREA HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CARRYING LAB SAMPLES TO THE BUCKING ROOM AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A COIL OF 1" WATER HOSE WITH HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WATER HOSE. NOTE: NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL EMPLOYEE SAW PHYSICIAN ON 3-15-94.
EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING SIDING ON THE MILL BUILDING (20' X 26" METAL). EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SECTION OF SIDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVIGN AD-4 BATTERY FROMT HE BATTERY CHARGER TO A TWO WHEEL PUSH DOLLY. THE BATTERY SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A BULL HOSE, AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE HOSE HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A GARDNER-DENVER 3 BOOM JUMBO. ONE WAS SAWING, THE OTHER PULLING ON THE HOSE. WHEN THE HOSE CAME APART, THE ONE PULLING INJURED HIS LEFT ARM-PA IN AND NUMBESS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE PICKED UP A CANNON STOPER MACHINE HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING A DRILL IN STOPE, HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE GOT A MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION SLIP 8/7/92 BUT DIDN'T GO TO DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DO CTOR 1/18/93 & WAS OPERATED ON FOR HERNIA 1/19/93.
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIREON A 627 CAT TRUCK. THE TIRE WAS PLACED IN POSITION TO ALLOW THE FORKLIFT TO PICK UP AND INSTALL ON THE HUB. THE TIRE WAS BLOCKED, BUT FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT.
HOOKING UP AIR SUPPLY STRAINED BACK
TWO EE S WERE LIFTING SECTION OF 4 INCH PLASTIC PIPE ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK TO DRAG TO ANOTHER AREA THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND CAUSED ONE EE TO INJURE HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING DRILL BOARD TO CLEAN MUCK OFF,HE PULLED THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT RING FINGER.LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS LIFTING A DRILL FROM TEH MANWAY TO THE FACE HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL STATED THAT WHILE MOVING DRILL HE TURNED & PULLED OR TORE MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OXYGEN BOTTLES INTO A TRANSPORT RACK. THE BOTTLE SLIPPED AND ROLLED FORWARD, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND THE TRANSPORT RACK.
SEE ATTCH;RIGHT KNEE GIVING PROBLEMS.DULL ACHE,SLIGHT SWELLING.KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL ON 7-19 WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM PLAYING SOFTBALL.COULDNT REMEMBER HURTING KNEE EXCEPT FOR ONCE IN 1990 WHEN HE BUMPED KNEE ON JOB CAUSING A BRUISE AND SLIGHT SWELLING.THERE IS A DOCUMENTED FIRST AID CASE FOR THIS ACCIDENT.DR STATES POSSIBLE LIGAMENT OR TENDON DAMAGE -WAS GIVEN MEDICATION TO REDUCE
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A CONVEYOR BELT RETURN IDLER ONTO A SHOP TRACTOR HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IDLER AND THE TRACTOR. RESULT, LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST LIFTING TIMBER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT AHND PINCHED BETWEEN A TIE AND A PIECE OF RAIL(WENT TO DOCTOR 03-01-91).
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE WHEN HE LIFTED A STOPER DRILL.
EE STATED THAT HIS BACK JUST STARTED TO HURT WORSE WHILE TYPING PRIMER.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE PULLING A LOOSE CABLE AROUND A PILLAR, IT BECAME STUCK. WHEN HE GAVE A HARD PULL THE END CAME AROUND, HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING BOTH FRONT TEETH.
SLUSHER CABLES FLIPPED S M ROCK HIT IN MOUTH
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING OUT FROM BEHIND THE SLUSHER WHEN HE RUN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE INTO A STEEL BAR ON THE FRONT OF THE SLUSHER.
EMPL WAS REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON 980 CAT LOADER WHEN HOSE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON UPPER LIP RESULTING IN 1/2" LONG LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING IN A CAR AND ATTEMPTED GET BOX OF POWDER OUT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN HSI BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK JUST STARTED TO HURT WHILE HE WAS PACKING A DRILL UP THE MUCK PILE. HE SAW A CHIROPRATOR 12/19/89.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING TIMBER SKIP WHEN STEEL FELL FROM STOPE HEADING AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT AND RIGTH ARM.
FELT LIKE HAD SOMETHING IN L EYE WHILE INSPECTING BALL MILL
EMPL WAS SERVICEING HAULAGE TRUCK AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP TO THE CAB THE WELD OF A HANDRAIL BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO FALL
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WRENCHED HIS BACK AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE MANHAUL PICKUP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THAT HIS BACK JUST STARTED TO BOTHER HIM DUE TO WORKING IN A BENT OVER POSITION <CHIROPRACTOR|
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO RELOCATE A 3-BOOM JUMBO. HE WAS REMOVING THE BULL HOSE FROM THE AIR HEADER. THE SUDDEN WEIGHT TRANSFER WHEN THE BULL HOSE CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPL DISLODGING BOULDER FROM THROAT OF FEED CHUTE WITH CRANE HOOK.TRYING TO POSITION HOOK,HAND SLIPPED AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SHEAVE BLOCK AND CRANE CABLE.
EMPL SAID KNEE HAD BEEN GOING OUT ON HIM.PROBABOLY DUE TO TYPE OF WORK HE WAS DOING.
EMPL STATED THAT HE HURT HIS RIBS WHEN HE JERKED ON A CHUTE BAR THAT STUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING ON A BELLY LINER IN A ROD MILL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE CREW HAD FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE AND WERE PULLING THE DRILL PIPE OUT OF HOLE TO LOAD ONTO SERVICE TRUCK. THE DRILL PIPE TONG UNLATCHED AND ROD DROPPED ONTO LEFT SIDE OF EMPLOYEE'S HARD HA T. EMPLOYEE HAS A BROKEN VERTABREA IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING HAUL BACK STULL WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL WHILE CLIMBINMG A MUCK PILE (RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION)
GOJING ACROSS FACE OF STOPE THAT TURNED QUICK AND SJOMETHING SNAPED IN MIDDLE BACK.
EE STATED THAT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG WHILE REPAIRING TRACK. FAILED TO NOTIFY SHIFT BOSS THAT HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR. CO DID NOT KNOW HE HAD WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR TILL THE BILL CA ME IN ON JAN 12, 1989.
FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND SWITCH BOX
EMP WAS IN BASKET OF REACH ALL BENT OVER TO GET CHAIN AS EMP STRAIGHTENED UP WIRE PENETRATED EAR.
EMPL STATED THAT HE JUST BENT OVER TO PICK UP STICK OF POWDER & HIS BACK WENT OUT. CHIROPRACTOR
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HELPING TO LIFT AN 8 IN X 8 IN X 10 IN TIMBER IT HIT THE TIMBER HAULER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HOLD OF HIS END THE TIMBER FELL ON HIS RT FOOT BRUISING IT