EMP WAS P 3 ULLING DRIFT BULKHEAD AND WHEN PULLING ON BULKHEAD BOARD, STRIANED LOWER BACK
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Showing all 7PUNCHING DRIFT,4OIL ON CHIPPING HAMMER BROKE ALLOWING HAMMER TO FALL FORWARD.THE SUDDEN FORWARD MOVEMENT STRAINED THE EMPL BACK.
AS THE EMPLOYEE3WAS MINING ON THE SLOPE, HE TWISTED HIS BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FELT AS SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3CUTTING THE TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW THE SAW SLIPPED FROM THE CUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER
EE WAS DIGGING 1ILSONITE ORE WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER ON THE FACE OF T HE DRIFT. WHEN A CHUNCK OF ORE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOORBALL FELL FROM THE BACK & STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM ABOUT 3"-4" ABOVE TH E WRIST & BROKE3IT.
EE WAS CLEANING THE AIT LIFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE WHEN A CHUNK OF ORE FELL FROM THE WALL OR ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE STRIKING EE ON TOP OF THE HARD HAT HE WAS WEARING, CAUSING HIM TO BITE HIS TONGUE.
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