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Employee was cleaning material off of shuttle car and experienced low back pain.
Employee was performing preshift mine examination and found the alternate route lifeline knocked down by rib rock. Attempted to pull rock off to repair lifeline and cut his finger on a sharp edge of rock.
Employee was applying stopping seal material and sustained minor 1st and 2nd degree chemical burns to her forearms and wrists just beyond where her gloves extended. Doctor released employee for light duty but none was available and employee was sent home till full release was atttained
Employee was separating sections of 4-inch Aqua Mine pipe. When the sections were pulled apart, one section sprung up and struck employee on the bridge of his safety glasses causing a laceration which required several stitches.
Employee strained/bruised right wrist when chain cover plate slipped and the edge of the cover hit him.
During maintenance/repair of mine fan, employee was rotating fan blades by hand to check clearances of blades to fan housing when right gloved hand got caught in between blade and housing pinching and cutting middle finger of right hand.