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Employee was putting a track on excavator when a piece of metal broke going into his left side.
EE was cleaning out loading pot when it tilted over and almost fell, EE sat the pot back up injuring his back.
Employee was putting a motor on excavator when it slipped lacerating his right ring finger.
EE had been pulling cable and sat down for a break when he raised his arms he felt a pull in his lower back.
Employee was working on beam on the highwall miner when the cable arm fell on the employee injuring his back.
Employee was removing a parking brake on 9926 wheel loader when the brake got hooked on a hose. When the brake was being prayed loose it swung into the steering cylintor. Mechanic reached out to catch the cylinder when it mashed his finger between cylinder and brake.
Employee was fueling equipment when something blew in his right eye.
EE started to step out of truck, when his left knee popped when he stood up.
EE got down off the HWM and stepped in a hole, fracturing his left ankle.
He was pouring concrete and felt burning sensations in his feet, ankles and legs.
Employee was climbing off excavator and hit his left elbow.
Employee was pulling a fuel hose and felt he pulled a muscle in his back.
Walking across the drill bench, the bench was covered in deep mud, boots kept getting stuck in the mud, had to keep pulling & jerking boots/legs out of the mud, felt a sharp pain from back to right leg.
Employee was loading rock when the 992 g slipped off a rock injuring his right rib cage.
Employee was climbing on the ladder to get into his rock truck when he felt a burn in his stomach.
Employee was installing a rear bumper on an anfo bulk truck. The bumper disengaged and fell on his left foot.
EE SAW 992C (WHEEL LOADER) ON FIRE AND RAN TO HELP EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WHEN HE INHALED CHEMICALS FROM THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A STEEL DRAIN PIPE FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER WHEN IT FELL AND SPLASHED MUDDY WATER INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON FUEL PUMP TO GET IT STARTED AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS NECK.
EE SLAMMED HIS RIGHT HAND IN D114 DOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING TO GET IN HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK, ARM AND LEG.
EE WAS DISCONNECTING A TOW CABLE FROM DIIN WHEN PIN FELL SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND INJURING HIS THUMB AND FIRST TWO FINGERS.
EE WAS PRYING ON A PUSH BEAM LATCH BAR, SLIPPED HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT (THIGH) LEG; CAUSING A VERY LARGE BLOOD BLISTER.
EE WAS PULLING PINS ON THE HIGHWALL MINER, THE PIN FELL SMASHING HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH A TILT CYLINDER WHEN A CABLE ON THE BOOM TRUCK STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. HIS LIP WAS LACERATED AND TEETH WERE INJURED.
EE WAS LIFTING HOOD ON EXCAVATOR AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BENDING, TO PICK-UP A PRIMR AND DOWN LINE AND STRIANED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET ON HIS DOZER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM. NOTE: EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. AS HIS CONDITION WORS ENED HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAD SURGERY10-10 TO CORRECT HIS CONDITION.