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WORKING INSIDE A LIMESLAKER, EE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING LEAKED. LIME SLURY CONTACTED SKIN CAUSING BURNS ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF EACH LEG AND THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.
MOVING ROCK THAT WAS ON OTHER MINER'S LEGS. STRAINED HIS COLON WHILE MOVING THE ROCK.
REBUILDING THE INSIDE OF A DROP CHUTE EE PULLED UP A SHEET OF 1/2 PLATE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LIFTING A 50# BAG OF ANFO WITH HIS LEFT HAND TWISTED TO THE LEFT & HEAR D A NOISE IN HIS BACK BACK BECAME INCREASINGLY PAINFUL DURING THE SHIFT CALLED THE NEXT MORNING COULDNT MAKE IT T O WORK WITH SORE BACK WENT TO DOC DOC SAID TO TAKE 3 DAYS OFF & REST IT
WHILE EE & EE WERE LIFTING A PUMP CASING ON TO A SLURRY PUMP THE CASE SLIPPED OFF & EE TRIED TO HOLD IT UP HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
LIFTING A BALL MILL GRATE SECTION, (INSIDE OF 7'X7'BALL BMILL) WHEN FOOT SLIPEPD ON GRINDING BALLS. THIS CAUSED A TWISTING MOTION OF BACK AND A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
WORKING AT THE MILL BENT OVER AN ELECTRIC PANEL AND FELT IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A 4X8 FT STEEL PLATE HE LOST HIS GRIP AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. (HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR PAIN, BUT DID NOT MISS WORK.)
EMPL STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP ELECTRICAL MOTOR & TWISITNG OR PIVOTING APPROX WT 40#.
WHILE INSTALLING THE DRILL ROD STABILIZER ON A 63 DEGREE HOLE THE STABLIZER SLIPPED DOWN THE RODS AND PINCHED THE RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND THE STABLIZER THE INJURY RESULTED IN TH E THUMB NAIL BEING BROKEN, THE THUMB BONE FRACTURED AND TWO CUTS ON THE THUMB. ALL INJURED WERE BETWEEN THE TIP OF THE THUMB AND THE LAST KNUCKLE 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED AND THE WOUND WAS DR
TRUCK DRIVER WAS HELPING MINER TO LOAD A FACE ROUND HE HAD JUST FILLED THE PRELL POT WHEN IT TIPPED OVER STRIKING HIM ON THE ARM AND ELBOW.