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Ee sprain back while lifting gears and other scrap metals out of a container.
WHILE CLEANING THE B & E DRAGLINE WALKING SHOE REMOVING DIRTY RAGS THAT HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE BY THE WELDER, WITH A SWEEPING MOTION BY THE LEFT HAND A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS UNDER THE RAGS CUT THE LEFT HAND.
WHILE OPERATING THE D-11 DOAZER AT THE PALAFOX MINE STARTED TO CLIMB OVER A 2 ST BEARM-EE DID NOT EXPECT THE BERM TO BE THAT STEEP. HE CAME DOWN WITH A JERKING MOTION. HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN UNTIL THE FOLLO9WING DAY.
WHILE DE-WATERING WASH PAD AT THE PREPARATION PLANT, MOVING TOOLS AND SUCTION PIPE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION, HE PICKED UP A GASOLINE CAN WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND A WATER CAN WITH THE LEFT HAND. CONTAINERS WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 32 LB EACH. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT COLLAR BONE.
WHILE CARRYING CEMENT BAGS WEIGHING APPROX. 80LBFROM THE BACK OF JUANS TRUCK. (PARTSMAN) STEPPED ON UN-EVEN GROUND, AND HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN TOTHE RIGHT KNEE. SHORTLY IT WENT AWAY. THE FOLLOW ING DAY HE FELT A STRONG SHARP PAIN TO THE KNEE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A TEX-MEX RAIL CAR GATE, ANOTHER EE SLAMMED THE GATE NOT KNOWING INJ EE'S FINGER WAS IN GATE. CUT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES
WHILE WORKING ON DRAGLINE #2 TREVINO MINE, LIFTING A STEEL GUARD WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE STEEL GUARD WEIGHT APPROX 100 LBS, OTHEREMPLOYEE LET GO OF GUARD STILL HOLDING THE GUARD AND FELT A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. AFTER SHARP PAIN NUMBNESS WENT TO LEGS.