CHULA VISTA PROCESSINGMetal/Nonmetal

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome; repetitive motion injury.

While shoveling in the Crusher Pit under the conveyor, employee struck his left elbow on the pipe support of the conveyor directly behind him.

Cummulative trauma to tailbone from use track hoe for mud haul.

The employee was climbing down from this front end loader when he lost his grip from the handle bars. He fell backwards to the ground approximately five feet striking his head on the ground.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT ELBOW HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR SOME TIME BUT THAT THE PAIN HAD INCREASED TO THE POINT HE WAS REQUESTING TREATMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS.

WHILE SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT, THE EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THE TREATING DR PROVIDED MODIFIED WORK OF ""NO DRIVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES"". THE EE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM HIS NORMAL WORK SINCE HE DOES NOT OPERATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN HIS JOB. IT WAS LEARNED LATER THAT HE WAS PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXERS TO EASE THE PAIN.

The employee was leaving the South end of the re-wash tunnel when he slipped in the mud.