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Employee was ascending stairs when he felt a pain in his back.
The employee radioed the plant operator shortly after beginning his shift to complain of chest pains. He was operating a haul truck and was under no stress at the time. He was transported to the hospital by EMS (as directed by the conpany's emergency response plan). Doctors later diagnosed a heart attack. This event was in no way work related.
Employee was using an electric overhead hoist to remove bolw bars from a Hazemag crusher when the Jib supporting the hoist broke free and struck him on the leg
WHILE CHANGING BLOW BARS ON HAZEMAG CRUSHER, BLOW BAR SLIPPED AND FELL ON FOOT, BROKE BIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT.