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EE WAS PULLING A STEEL CABLE UP TO A PLATFORM WHEN HE SUDDENLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OFF A BELT. THE EE GRABBED A LARGE STONE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CONVEYOR, THE ROCK SHIFTED FALLING ON THE EE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ELECTRICAL CABLE THAT HE HAD JUST UNROLLED. EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CABLE AND CAUSED HIMSELF TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
A LARGE ROCK HAD STOPPED THE ROCK HOPPER UP AT THE PRIMARY. THE EMPLOYEE HAD WENT DOWN TO TRY TO MOVE SOME SMALLER STONES SO THAT HE COULD GET TO THE ONW CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHILE MOVING THE STONES ONE SHIFTED AND STRUCK HIS LEGS.
EE WAS REPLACIN O RING ON THE PIT SHOVEL. WHEILEWORKING ON THIS THE EE REACHED OVER TO GET A HYDRALIC HOSE WHE HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP ONTO THE JAW PITMAN TO PERF9RM MAINTENANCE ON THE SHAFT OF THE JAW PITMAN. IN DOING SO, WHILE THE EE WAS REACHING FOR A HAND HOLD HE ACQUIRED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE MAIN ROCK CHUTE, UNDER THE MAIN ROCKER SHAKER IN THE PLANT WAS STOPPED UP. TWO EES LOCKED OU THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT & WHILE OBSERVING THE SITUATION, EE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE ROCK CHUTE. IN DOING SO, THIS CAUSED THE ROCK TO SHIFT. ALSOA LOOSE STONE CAME DOWN & STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & PINKY FINGER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL HIS PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT. EE WAS IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB LADDER TO LOADER WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE GENERATOR TRAILER TO CHECK THE FUEL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND BANGED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TEAR DOWN A CONE CRUSHER. WHILE PULLING THE CRUSHER BOWL WITH A CABLE, THE CABLE GOT STRUCK. THE EE THEN ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE CABLE WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT UP BETWEEN TH E CABLE AND THE CRUSHER. EE DID RECEIVED STITCH ES IN HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 35 LB BELT CLAMP TO START LACING A BELT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CLAMP IMPROPERLY AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.