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WHILE CHANGING PUNCH PLATES ON SCREENS ON EPLATE BECAME STUCK. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK IN PLACE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HAD RIGHT HAND TOWARDS THE HEAD OF HAMMER AND LEFT HAND UNDER HANDLE . WHEN HE HIT THE PLATE THE HANDLE CAME DOWN AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PLATE AND HANDLE.
WHILE PRYING & 7LEANING FROZEN TAILINGS (LEACHED ORE) OUT OF THE CHUTE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK-STRAIN TO THE VERTIBRAL LUMBAR MUSCLES
WHILE CLEANING 5 CHUTE EMPLOYEE MISSED HITTING MATERIAL WITH A SPUD BAR & PINCHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE 2IN CAP ON THE TOP OF THE BAR & THE LIP OF THE HOPPER (CHUTE) CAUGHT BETWEEN TY PE 3
WHILE CUTTING APART A FUEL FILTER OF A 769 CAT TRUCK IN ORDER TO TROUBLE SHOOT A PROBLEM THE HACKSAW SLIPPED AND LACERATED THE SKIN AND EXTENXION TENDON ON THE LEFT THUMB JUST PROXIMAL TO THE DISTAL JOINT
WHILE LOOSENING UP A 8" LAYER OF TAILINGS (COVERING THE POND LINER) WITH A PICK, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK (LOWER). THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO REPORT THIS INJURY IMMEDIATELY. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT, REPORTED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT. HE MISSED THE NEXT TWO WORKDAYS.