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EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ARCHEDS ONTO SCOOP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO INSTALL FOR TRAINING THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SPLICE BELT WHEN THE BELT WAS PULLED UP AND PUT IN THE TEMPLATE THE BELT SLIPPED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND TEMPLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING POSTS ALONG THE RIB WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN STACKING 5 X 7 X 22 CROSSBARS WHEN ONE OF THEM SLIPPED AND ROLLED ON INJURED EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WRESTLE A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE ONTO THE SHUTTLE CAR, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TANKER TRUCK. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM OPERATORS CAB TO START FILLING THE TANK. WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE CAB HE PULLED HIS SHOULDER
AIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. THE WALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE BELT AND APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AWAY AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE STACKER BELT PERFORMING THIS WORK. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMNENT UNTIL 5/22)
UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS FROM BELT WHEN LOWER BACK STARTED TO HURT. BLOCKS BEING STACKED ALONG BELT. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS FAR AS HE KNEW HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING UNUSUAL TO HIS BACK WHILE UNLOAD DING BLOCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STAB JACK ON MINER. HE STARTED TO DRAG THE JACK IN PLACE WHEN HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS STOMACH.
EMP WAS THROWING A POST WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT HOULDER EMP LOST NO TIME UNTIL 3 20 84 AT THAT TIME HE CONSULTED A DR WHO ADVISED HIM TO DISCONTINUE WORKING UNTIL TREATMENT COMPLETED
EMP WAS LIFTING 80# BAGS OF SALT TO FILL WATER CONDITIONER IN SHOWER BUILDING HE REPORTED TO THE CO THAT WHEN HE WAS LIFTING A BAG TO PUT INTO CONDITIONER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. AN AN EXAMINATION BY A DR REVEALED HE HAD A HERNIA AND WOULD ENTER A HOSPITAL FEB 27 84 TO HAVE CONDITION CORRECTEDE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE IN LOW SECTION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING LID OFF OF SCOOP BATTERY, HE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMP WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD A 5X7 BARS FROM SCOOP WHEN BAR FELL STRIKING EMP IN RT THIGH REQUIRED 5 SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING REPAIRS ON FEEDER. MECHANICS WERE REPAIRING TAKE-UPS WHEN THEY FINISHED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT LIDS BACK ON WHEN THE GOT HIS HAND UNDER ONE OF THE LIDS.
CHECKING BATTERIES ON SCOOP.LIDS ON BATTERIES WERE OPEN WHEN ONE OF THE LIDS STARTED TO FALL EMPL TRIED TO GRAB LID AND IT FELL ON HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD ROCK DUSTER ON SCOOP FOR HENERAL CREW TO START ROCK DUSTING WHEN HE STARTED TO LIFT ON ONE END OF THE DUSTER HE REPORTED HE INJURED HIS BACK
WHILE EMP WAS TURNING STEEL ARCH HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE ARCH PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ARCH AND THE SCOOP
ON 10-24-83 EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 5"X7"X18 FT BARS FROM SCOOP. HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN HE INJURED HIS BACK LIFTING A BAR. HE FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT ON 10-25-83 HE CAME TO WORK AND WORK ED 2 HRS AND TOLD HIS FOREMAN HIS BACK WAS HURGING . A AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
SHOVELING BELT TAIL,TWISTED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER CRANKING UP BRAKES ON THE MONO RAIL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
LIFTING AND ROLLING REEL OF CABLE ONTO SCOOP,INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 8FT POST OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE POST SHE PULLED UPON THE POST AND TWISTED OR PULLED HER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCOOP TIRE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND THE TIRE UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER
EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING 6" PLASTIC WATER LINE WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE END OF A PIECE OF PIPE AND EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK
CARRYING OLD BELT STRUCTURE AWAY FROM BELT HEAD.THREW A ROLLER.IT HIT FRAME ON MANDOOR MAKING IT BOUNCE BACK CAUSING EMPL TO INJURE BACK.
VICTIM WAS PERFORMING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS WHEN VICTIM DROPPED WRENCH VICTIM BENT TO PICK UP WRENCH AND HIT HAND ON ROOF BOLTER CHUCK
EE WAS REPAIRING POWER CENTER WHEN OTHE EES WERE PULLING A WATER LINE. THE WATER LINE CAME AGAINST A POST & WHEN IT WAS PULLED IT LOOSENED THE POST & IT FELL ONEE\S SHOULDER.
ON JUNE 15, EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE INJURED HIS GROIN AREA WHILE LIFTING A WHEEL ON A RUBBER/RAIL SUPPLY CAR. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JUNE 21 AND REPORTED HE WAS HAVING PAI N FROM THIS INJURY. ON JUNE 27 HE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL TO HAVE SURGERY TO CORRECT A HERNIA.
EMP WAS COMING OUT OF MINE ON GOLF CART CART GOT STUCK IN A RUT AND THE EMP ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CART OUT OF THE RUT AND WHEN HE LIFTED ON THE CART HE INJRED HIS BACK