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While installing drive belts on a John Deere Inertia crusher the miner felt discomfort in abdomen and lower back. The miner was seen by a doctor at 09:00 12/15/2016. The medical professional diagnosed the problem as a muscle strain and prescribed muscle relaxer, steroids, and restricted duty for 10 days.

Employee was in the shop area storing bucket pins on a storage rack. A pin fell over pinning his Right index finger between the pin and shelve causing the laceration of the finger.

The miner was using an acetylene torch to remove an unsupported section of an iron platform. The miner chose to make the final cut from below and to the side instead of from above the section. The section fell at an angle striking the miners right foot breaking the cuneiform bone.

While changing teeth on a mill drum the miner could not access 1 tooth holder. so he tried to roll the mill drum forward by manually.

IE was standing to side of a forklift when the operator of the forklift accidentally pushed on the gas instead of brake while IE was assisting in loading a part onto the forklift. Part of the forklift(Not the forks) struck the IE in the side, likely bruising him. Has not returned to work because of other findings by Dr.

IE's tip of left index finger was smashed during a repair on a hammer drill. After taken to the emergency room, at approx 3PM IE's finger was removed back to just below the finger nail. IE returned to work on next scheduled day 3/10/13.

Individual was changing a truck tire and tried kicking it loose to get if off of the hub. The kick resulted in lower back pain right side and right leg pain. The employee went to Doctor a week later and he gave him prescription(s) and he returned to work with restrictions. Is following up. Employee was instructed to use a hammer next time.

Working on K-Tec scraper, loosened off hydraulic hose, pan dropped to ground, caused metal cover to fall on left foot

While replacing blades on scraper, lifted one and felt pain in lower back. Continued working until 11 days later when felt the injury again while in office.

Employee was unloading grease can from back of truck. while lowering to ground lid of grease can cut employees hand. wound was cleaned and wrapped on site. wound was then cleaned, closed and bandaged at ER.

Replacing gizzly bars in primary feeder. Grizzly bars were leaned up on the side of the feeder when it slid dowm and broke the big toe on the right foot of the employee.

Hopper got plugged up and employee was using a 3 inch pipe to clear the hole. While pulling the pipe back up by hand he felt pain in the right side of his lower back.

Employee was assisting with restaking some bags that fell of a pallet during the night, onto a new pallet. He was not using proper body alignment and twisted his upper body causing him to pull his lower back muscle.

MOVING 50 # BAGS OF ANFO FROM FRONT OF TRAILER TO REAR. TORE MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT IN UPPER RIGHT FOREARM.