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54736YEE WAS PULLING 4 IN. HDPE PIPE ON THE HEZP.
ON 5/22/91 EMPL WORKED WITH CREW CARRYING 5 GAL BUCKETS OF SLURRY TO BLAST HOLES. EMPL INDICATED NO BACK PROBLEM ON HIS TIME CARD FOR THAT DAY. ON 6/3 HE PHONED IN & SAID HE WOULD MISS WORK HA D SORE BACK & WAS GOING TO DR. ON 6/4 DR'S OFFICE CALLED CO & SAID THAT EMPLS PROBLEM WAS WORK RELATED.
LARGE ROCKS HAD BRIDGES ACROSS FEED SIDE OF JAW CRUSHER.EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO PILE OF ROCKS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE/REMOVE SOME.A ROCK MOVED AND SQUEEZED HIS FINGER.
A ROCK TOO LARGE FOR THE CRUSHER FELL INTO IT. IN TRYING TO REMOVE IT THE EMPLOYEE HAD HSI FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE JAW.
EMPLOYEE PULLED SAFETY GUARD OFF ROLLS CRUSHER. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. THAT DAY.
ON 04-08-91 EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING N MAINTENANCE OF CRUSHING PLANT HE REASCHED HIGH TO HELP REMOVE THE GREARBOX FROM THE HEADSHAFT OF A CONVEYOR & FRELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RT BACK ON SAT 04 -13-91 WHILE CARRYING BUCKETS AT THE DRILL HE AGAIN FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RT BACK PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY ON 04-15-91 HE REPORTED IT TO MGMT & WAS SENT TO DR
WHILE SHUTTING OFF VALVE, LEACH SOLUTION SPRAYED ON EMPLOYEES PANTS. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WEAR PANTS FOR THE REMAINING OF HER SHIFT. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF AN ITCHINB RASH AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING PLUGGED CRUSHER WHEN OVERSIZE ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT THUMB, LACERATING IT AND BREAKING THE BONE.