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INJURED SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE METAL FELL AND STRUCK HIS RT FOOT RESULTING IN THE FRACTURE OF THE 5TH TOE OF RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 TO HURT NECK WHILE HOLDING TO BOOM OF MINER AND SWINGING UNDER BOOM,TO BLOCK BOOM.EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO ALLEGED INJURY ON 11/02/87.
EE WAS REMOVING3WHEEL WHEN AIR WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT PINNING LEFT THUMB AGAINST WHEEL CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING TWO BUNDLES OF 4 FOOT ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING CINDERBLOCKS WHEN HE MASHED FINGERS BETWEEN BLOCKS.
EMPL COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BACK WHILE OPERATING DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SO TON ROCK TRUCK. HE APPARENTLY HAD HIS LEFT ARM RESTING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE WHEEL ABRUPITY SPUN STRIKING HIS ARM.
EMPL PULLING ON WIRE ROPE WHEN PIECE OF WIRE RUN THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON MINER CABLE WHEN HE SUFFERED BACK PAIN. THIS INJURY WAS ORIGINDLY DIAGNOSED AS NOT WORK RELATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC TO REMOVE A CUTTING EDGE OF A DOZER BLADE. THEY WERE USING A TORCH TO CUT THE BOLTS THAT COULD NOT BE LOOSENED BY A WRENCH. ALL BOLTS WERE CUT OR LOOSENED EXCEP T FOR ONE. THE MECHANIC WAS CUTTING ON THE ONE BOLT WHEN IT BROKE AND CUTTING EDGE FLEW FORWARD KNOCKING DOWN THE MECHANIC ANDTHE INJURED EMPLOYEE. TENSION HAD APPARENTLY BUILT UP WITH DIRT B
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN WINCH LINE AND HOOK WHILE HOOKING FILE ON A COAL AUGER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST GUARD RAIL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN MUD AND COAL AND FELL ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHIN CAUSING A CUT.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL FIRE OF AN ENDLOADER WHEN THERE WAS AN APPARANT EXPLOSION WHICH RESULTED IN MUTI PLE BURNS TO THE EMPLOYEE
EMP WAS OPERATING ENDLOADER WHEN HE FELT HEAT LOOKED BACK AND SAW A BALL OF FIRE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT EMP LEAPED FROM HIS SEAT OUT THE DOOR OF LOADER TO THE GROUND APPROX 2/ FT THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS FOOT
EMP WAS TO CONTROL FIRE OF AN ENDLOADER WHEN THERE WAS AN APPARANT EXPLOSION WHICH RESULTED IN BURNS TO THE EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRIN
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MECHANICAL WORK ON A DOZER WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING BROKE CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO STRIKE DOZER SPROCKET
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A WATER HOSE LEFT LYING ON THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.
A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON HOLDING MAGNET DOOR SWUNG DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING NINE STITCHES.
EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK THROWING HIM SIDEWAYS RESULTING IN A BACK STRAIN.