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HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING 2 INCH WATER LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE OFF CAUSING THE ROCK TO SLIDE QUICKLY CATCHING THE LEFT HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE AGANST THE F RAME OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND AS A RESULT BROKE THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE ABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING IN JOB CLASSIFICATION.
THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS DUMPING ROCK ONTO FEEDER AND BIG ROCK GOT STUCK AT DISCHARGE END OF FEEDER. THE OPERATOR TURNED OFF THE MACHINE TO MOVE THE ROCK SO IT WOULD GO DOWN THE BELT AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE MOVING ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO 12 CM CAT PADS WHILE BENT OVER AND LOOKING DOWN. HE RAISED HIS HEAD RETURNING TO STANDING POSITION AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT THAT EXTENDED OUT APPROX. 2". EM PLOYEE SAID THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED HURT BACK LIFTING MINER CABLE WHILE HANGING THE CABLE.
EMPL BENT OVER TO GREASE FITTING ON BUCKET. WHEN HE REUTRNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION HE HAD BACK PAIN.
EMPL WAS PICKING UP ON BELT DRIVE MOTOR. WHEN MOTOR WAS SHOVED FORWARD EMPL SRPAINED KNEE.
WHILE CROSSING BRIDGE CONVEYOR, I.NAME STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON FRAME OF CONVEYOR.