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EE SHOVELING #3 BELT HEAD WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A SMALL SHED TO HOUSE A STEAM CLEANER. AS HE WAS PREPARING TO PLACE A WOODEN PALLET ON THE TOP (APPROX 4'H) HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP CAME OUTSIDE TO GET SUPPLIES. HE STOPPED TO OPEN THE AIR LOCK DOORS. AS HE PULLED THE PIN, THE DOOR SUDDENLY SLAMMED SHUT MASHING THE EMP'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE'S HAD BEEN MAKING A BELT MOVE. AS THEY WERE FINISHING THE MOVE, EMP WAS HELPING TO ROLLUP SOME 36" BELT THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THE MOVE. AS HE WAS PUSHING ON THE BELT, HE FELT PAIN I N HIS GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD BELT STRUCTURE WHENHE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A SCOOP WITH 6" HOLLOW CINDER BLOCKS. AS HE PICKED UP THE BLOCK, HE HA DPAI IN HIS BACK.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING AS A MINER HELPER, KEEPING THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. AS HE PULLED THE CABLE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A PIECE OF 4/0 MINER CABLE HAD BECOME TANGLED WITH A SMALLER PIECE OF CABLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE 4/0 CABLE WHEN HIS RIGHT SIDE BEGAN TO HURT.