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Employee was shoveling #57 rock down chute of Powerscreen and strained his back.
EE was standing on the track of the 345 cat backhoe looking for numbers on fillers and his foot slipped, causing him to fall to the ground, landing on his left knee.
The powerscreen was being raised and EE had ahold of the stabiilizer leg while the machine was being raised with the hydraulic control. The hydraulic hose blew and the machine fell. EE's finger got pinched between the stabilizer leg and the main frame. It was amputated between the 1st and 2nd joint of the left middle finger.
Employee was exiting a 400 Komatsu by walking off front track. He stepped off track with one leg onto the ground. The weight of his body was not supported, causing his leg to bend backward and him to fall.
Employee was lifting two 5 gallon buckets of oil by himself causing a strain to his stomach muscles. He had previously had surgery removing a hernia. The strain caused him to tear the hernia patch. He finished shift and did not go to the doctor until 1/18/07.