Employee was standing on an incline in the screen deck with a hammer to hit the screen deck to remove built up sand from the screen. When reaching out his left foot slipped and he reached out to grab the screen deck. When grabbing the deck he strained his back.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT HOLDING THE RAIL ON THE LJ SCREEN. THE BOLT WAS OVERHEAD & EE WAS ON THE GROUND. AS HE PUSHED UP WITH THE HAND WRENCH HIS KNEE GAVE OUT.
WALKING DOWN CONVEYOR WALKWAY AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND KNEE POPPED.
EE STATES THAT HE HAS A SORE BACK FROM SHOVELING. HE ALSO HAS A SKIN IRRITATION ON BOTH CHEEKS FROM THE ELASTIC BANDS ON HIS RESPIRATOR. HE CAME INTO WORK THE MORNING OF 08-14-2002 & COMPLAINE D OF A STOMACH ACHE & WENT HOME. THE NEXT DAY HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE & STATED THAT HE HAD A SORE BACK & THE IRRITATION ON HIS FACE.
EE WAS KNEELING DOWN WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PULL IN HIS FROIN AREA. AFTER TWO TO THREE HOURS HE NOTICED ONE OF HIS TESTICLES HAD SWOLLEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE AGGREGATE MATERIAL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR WHEN A LOOSE END OF HIS BANDANA WAS CAUGHT IN A PULLY AND HIS HEAD WAS PULLED BACK. THE BANDANA WAS WORN UNDER HIS CAP AND APPRENTLY WAS NOT TUCKED IN PROPERLY. THE PULLING ON THE BANDANA RESULTED IN A SORE NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO LOWER DECK ON THE LJ CRUSHER WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO A STONE CAUSING HIS FOOT/ ANKLE TO TWIST. THE TWISTING OF HIS FOOT/ ANKLE RESULTED IN A MINOR SPRAIN.