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FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO PULL THE SLACK OUT OF THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE MINER AND WHILE HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE MINER, HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE LIGHT GUARD. THIS THREW HIM OFF BALA NCE. WHEN HE LANDED, HE LANDED HARD ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING THE ANKLE SPRAIN.
HE SPRAINED HIS3RT LEG WHILE WALKING ALONG THE BELTS
INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING DOWN THE #3 HEADING WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A DEEP HOLE TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEG, CAUSING IT TO SWELL
INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS ALONG THE #1 BELT WHEN HIS LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN THE STEPS WHICH WERE COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW INJURING HIS KNEE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT COMPLAIN OF KNEE PROBLEM UNTIL PRESENT
INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING DOWN #4 HEADING WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL ON HIS SELF-RESCUER ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. INDIVIDUAL INJURED HIS RIGHT SIDE AND BACK
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO CLEAN A LARGE ROCK OFF OF THE TOP OF THE MINER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACK ON THE HEAD OF THE MINER.
INDIVIDUAL WAS MAKING HIS ROUNDS AND WHILE WALKING UP #3 HEAD HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF PIPE WHICH WAS COVER UP IN THE MUD. HIS FOOT SLIPPED DOWN THE PIPE CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN OFF BALANCE A BALANCE AND PULLING THE MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT LEG AND POSSIBLY THROWING HIS BASCK OUT OF PLACE.
SLIPPED WHILE REPLACING CABLE ON TORKAR AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.