INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT. CHAIN BROKETHAT WAS TIED TO BELT. ONE LINK CAME OFF CHAIN STRIKING HIM ACROSS BRIDGE OF NOSE.
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Showing all 7INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE BACK TOWARD POWER BOX. CABLE HUNG ON ROCK. INJURED TRIED TO JERK CABLE LOOSE FROM ROCK INSTEAD OF GOING TO SEE WHAT IT WAS HUNG ON. INJURED HAS POSSIBLE LOWER BACK IN JURY.
INJURED WAS REPLACING STARTING BOX LID ON SHUTTLE CAR.
INJURED GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE WHILE HELPING ELECTRICIAN WORK ON CABLE TO MINER.
INJURED WAS MOVING OIL CANS AND EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES ONTO ROOF BOLTER ON TEH 005-0 SECTION. AS THE EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR A BUNDLE OF 6-8 PLATES, HE FELT MINOR PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
UNLOADING BOLTS ON PLATES FROM SCOOP BUCKET ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER. BUNDLE OF PLATES SLIPPED FROM ONE HAND AND HIT THE OTHER AND BROKE BONE ON LEFT HAND BEHIND RING FINGER.