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Employee installing starter in drill, which was on the side of the road. EE couldn't get access to crane and had to lift and install starter by hand. EE pulled a muscle in lower left back area.
miner was attempting to insert a steel pin in the shank of the auger steel, when the carriage moved just slightly, catching employee's right thumb, resulting in the miner having surgery to put metal pins in employee's thumb, and employee returned from the hospital on the same. day.
Auger operator was handling auger steel and the middle finger of EE's left hand was caught between two pieces of steel, resulting in the miner losing one inch off the end of middle finger.