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A piece of rock fell against the bolter head as employee was bolting. He was moving the piece of rock when his lower back popped. Employee finished his shift of work and started missing the following day (12-3-08).
Employee got his little finger on his left hand mashed, when he was trying to get a broken bolt out of the bolter canopy. Canopy fell and caught finger, causing tip of finger to break and sutures.
Employee was pulling on the miner cable trying to get it out from under a rock when he felt a popping sound in his left shoulder. Diagnosed as a sprain to the left shoulder.
Employee twisted sideways to pick up a box of resin and felt a pain in the center of his back. Due to complications he started missing work on March 12 2008.