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EE AS BUILDING CRIB & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. THIS HAPPENED IN #1 ENTRY OUTBY LAST OPEN LINE HE LEFT MINE AT 7PM TO HOME THEN AT 9:30PM WENT TO HOSP. DRS FOUND LARGE SPOT IN ABDOMEN IN XRAY HIS WIFE CALLED ME AT HOME
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS BACK HURTING. CAME TO WORK AT 7A.M. AND LEFTMINE AT 9A.M.
EE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON 21SC CUR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER GROIN AREA.
WHILE MOVING SECTION TAILPIECE EE WAS UNHOOKING TURNBUCKLE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN EYE ON TAILPIECE AND TURNBUCKLE.
WHILE EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK IMMEDIATELY. WHILE CONTINUING WORKING, PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE. VICTIM REQUIRESTIG TO BE BROUGHT OUTSIDE.
INJURED PERSON INJURED HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CHNAGING FUSE IN TRANSFORMER WHEN PULLING FUSE OUT HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON ROOF.
INJURED STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE.
MASH RING FINGER RIGHT HAND - WORK ON SHUTTLE CAR SHIELD.
MOVING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE IT CAUGHT BELT LINE UP STRING BROKE IT AND THE STRING HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.
HURT KNEE GETTING OUT OF SCOOP
WORKING ON SCOOP - GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP & MINE ROOF - BRUISED HIPS & RIGHT LEG.
SMASHED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND WHILE PUTTING BLOCKING UNDER MINER.
SAID HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN GETTING IN TO DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR.
PULLING A PIECE OF 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE DOWN A STEEP BACK,THE END OF THE WATER LINE SPRANG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT 1 TOOTH.
WHILE CHANGING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR, THE VICTIM STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.
THE PERSON WAS PULLING CABLE AND HURT MUSLES IN HIS UPPER CHEST AND BACK.