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WHILE INSTALLING ENGINE IN A D8R. THE THREADS PULLED OFF A BOLT ON A LIFTING EYE CAUSING CHAIN TO STRIKE EE ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
INJURED AND COWORKER WERE CHANGING A LATCH ARM ON A SUPERIOR HIGHWALL MINER BEAM, INJURED WAS HOLDING NEW LATCH IN PLACE WHILE COWORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSERT THE HOLDING PIN. THE PIN WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED AND WHEN THE PIN WAS REMOVED THE LATCH FELL CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN THE LATCH AND THE BEAM CAUSING INJURY.
INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE WELDING TWO 30' JOINTS OF 6" STEEL PIPE TOGETHER. AFTER WELDING TOP SIDE OF PIPE, BOTH MEN USED SLATE BARS TO ROLL PIPE OVER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE SLATE BAR, INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURED FINISHTHE SHIFT AND REPORTED FOR WORK ON MONDAY 2-25-02 BUT LEFT AT 100 PM WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL ER.
INJURED AND 3 OTHERS WERE LOADING BAGS OF ANFO EXPLOSIVE. EACH MAN CARRIED TWO 25LB. BAGS FROM INSIDE OF BOX TRAILER AND DROPPED INTO BED OF A P.U. TRUCK. INJURED THE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK AND THEN DOWN TO THE GROUND.INJURED FELT PAIN TO LOWER BACK AND HAD NUMBNESSIN RT. LEG. X-RAYS AND MRI INDICATED A BULGING DISC.