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Employee was pulling a pin out of the ground and felt a pain in their lower back while doing so. On August 3rd, the employee made a determination that the continued pain warranted being evaluated by a doctor. The visit to the doctor occurred on 8/3/2018.

Employee suffered sprain/stain injury when the return roller popped out of place as EE was inserting it into the bracket.

Employee reported lower back pain a week after using a 5 gallon bucket to transfer liquid from a spill to a poly tote.

EE was climbing into screen #701 to replace skirt rubber that deflects rock at the end of screen. While entering the screen EE had to push existing skirt. While pushing EE heard a "pop" in their back but did not feel pain so continued & completed the task. In the next morning while getting up EE's back was sore & EE notified supervisor (mill foreman).

EE was shoveling in P-9 tunnel and felt a little pain in right shoulder on Saturday and thought nothing of it. That night EE woke to considerably a lot more pain and the next morning EE notified supervisor. On Monday the 10th EE requested to go to the clinic and EE was provided that.

A maintenance foreman sprained right hand ring finger when EE hyper-extended it while changing a troughing roller on a conveyor. The treating physician prescribed anti-inflammatory medications and a splint for the finger.

The part being worked on was not adequately blocked to prevent movement. The people who performed the hazard analysis did not believe the part would or could move. EE leg was broken above the ankle and will undergo surgery to repair.

Employee suffered a strained back when EE attempted to lift and move a return roller.

After work a miner noticed he had a bump below his abdominal area. He noted that he had been shoveling material that day for a long period of time. He reported it 2 days later after noticing the bump became larger. He did not have pain but wanted to report it anyway. He was sent to the Industrial clinic after he reported it to management.

Employee was splicing a conveyor belt when the belt sagged causing him to hold himself up by his arms while holding onto an adjacent conveyor side rail. This resulted in a strain to his right shoulder.

Injured employee suffered a smashing injury to tip of his right forefinger. Employee was engaged in removing the cab from an old Terex haul truck by cutting it away with a torch. As he finished cutting the truck's frame, the cab settled, nipping the end of his right forefinger. The injury resulted in a laceration requiring sutures to close.

Employee reported on 12/07 that on 12/06 he believed he injured his lower back while performing a crusher liner change. He refused medical treatment since he wasn't sure if it was industrially related or not. On 12/10 he reported that he wanted to file a W/C claim. He indicated that the injury was from over-exertion. Provided pain meds, temp work restrictions.

Employee was operating a forklift near a bulk Dust Foam tank when he ran over a PVC valve on the tank, breaking it. Some of the tank's contents began to leak which he attempted stop by using a rag to plug the valve's broken pipe. As he reached down to plug the leak, he cut his finger on a jagged piece of broken PVC pipe.

Employee was removing ram cylinder from 773D. Chain hoist was attached to cylinder with nylon strap at center of ram. When employee pulled on the lower clevis with his hands, the ram came free and swung towards fuel tank smashing his hand in between resulting in pressure cut to middle finger requiring stitches.

Employee and 4 others were taking turns shoveling material of an overloaded conveyor. The employee experienced back pain when he took his turn shoveling resulting in a strained back muscle.

Employee was replacing a screen cloth on a screen deck in the Tertiary tower. The screen was difficult to remove and the employee pulled at the screen vigorously causing strain to his upper back.

Employee moved from a squatting position to a standing position while installing a knife blade into a crusher.

Employee was assigned to clean & repair reclaim belts counter weight guards in the Tertiary plant. While the employee was attempting to reinstall one of the panels, the panel came off the hooks on the opposite side smashing the employee's right hand little finger between the post & panel. Injury was not reported to supervisor until 7/2/08.

Employee was cleaning a walkway next to Feeder 306. Suddenly a pocket of wet material pushed through the feeder with no warning, stricking the employee on the left knee.

Due to the awkward position of a screen the employee was attempting to move alone, the employee strained his low back. The screen itself wasn't heavy; just awkward to move.

While putting a ladder away, the employee half-opened the ladder with his fingers inside the folding hinge intended to lock down the ladders open position. The employee picked up the ladder with his finger caught in the pinch point.

The employee was removing v-belts from an impact crusher. While removing the v-belts off the sheave, the whole sheave assembly fell off causing the v-belts to pull down weight of the sheave which struck the employee in the face. Initially this injury was first aid only; then the employee was referred to a dentist for further intervention.

Repetitive motion from entering/exiting the loader.

While climbing off a loader the employee may have experienced a knee injury.

While cleaning up a construction site the employee was lifting a 30 lbs piece of metal when he felt a strain in his low back.

While carrying a 1 1/8' x 4' x 8' wire screen cloth in the tertiary tower the employee felt a strain to the upper back.

Employee was adjusting the 4 1/4 cone crusher with co-worker. After taking up the crusher by running some rock through, the workers began to re-set wedges. One of the posts started to drop. Employee grabbed the post with his left hand while co-worker shoved a wedge into its slot catching the employee's finger between the inside of the slot and the wedge.

While changing screens on the wash screen bottom deck, the employee felt a low back strain.

While shoveling at the 520 conveyor belt the employee felt low back pain.

Employee went to put his welding helmet when a foreign body fell into his left eye.

While loading rake teeth into the back of a pick-up truck, the employee injured his lower back.

Two employees had tied a rope around a large piece of steel (14' x 3" x 1"; 120 lbs) to lift the steel out of a jaw feeder. While pulling on the rope to lift the steel one of the employees felt a pop in his left side along with severe pain.

While holding the ladder for a co-worker, a large slab of metal the co-worker was working with slipped and fell striking the injured employee.

The employee was pushing Jaw Toggle Plate over to replace positioning block with a hydraulic portable jack. The toggle slid to the left allowing the metal shim block to drop, hitting the employee's finger.

While pulling 1" rope to tie onto a conveyor belt, the employee felt pain in his left shoulder.

Employee was lifting screens when he experienced a low back strain.

While the employee was assisting another employee with putting in a return roller, he felt a twitching pain in his low back.

While shoveling in the Crusher Pit under the conveyor, employee struck his left elbow on the pipe support of the conveyor directly behind him.

While changing a hydraulic pump, the employee and a coworker were lifting a small junction cable box to tie it into position. Muscle strain to lower back. Injury was initially minor in nature; on 2/24/06 physical therapy was requested, making the injury reportable to MSHA.

While replacing a lip on a shaker with the assistance of a co-worker, the employee strained his right shoulder muscle.

Employee was removing sand stone that had lodged on a conveyor belt. When the conveyor belt rocked, a stone fell off the belt landing on the employee's left ankle.

The employee was shoveling to clean up around a stockpile. A rock rolled down from the stockpile striking the employee on the left ankle/foot. Initially, the injury was thought to be first aid only. On 1/30/06 the employee went for his third medical evaluation with a fourth evaluation scheduled within 2-3 weeks from 1/30/06.

While cleaning out a reclaimer drain, the drain sprung a leak. The cementitious water from the leak sprayed the employee in the face, dripping down into the right eye.

Employee was carrying a 1" screen up stairs. He felt back pain the following morning.

The employee was cleaning a screen deck with metal weight. The weight slipped from his hand and pinched the right thumb on the screen frame.

The employee was cleaning screens. While lifting one of the screens he felt a pop in the arch of his left foot.

The employee was moving screen panels on the deck of S-1. He was holding a flashlight in one hand; lifting one end of the screen with the other hand. His elbow made a popping sound, then became painful causing the employee to drop the screen panel he was carrying.

The employee was driving his private vehicle when he began to experience extreme pain in his abdomen area. Hernia was determined to be work related on 8/13/04.

WHILE SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT, THE EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THE TREATING DR PROVIDED MODIFIED WORK OF "NO DRIVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES". THE EE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM HIS NORMAL WORK SINCE HE DOES NOT OPERATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN HIS JOB. IT WAS LEARNED LATER THAT HE WAS PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXERS TO EASE THE PAIN.

The employee was repairing the underflow pump at the clarifer. During the job, the employee bent down to pick up a small piece of the pump and felt a sharp pain in his low back.