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July 21, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS HOOKING UP HOSES ON THE CRUSHER, HE STEPPED ON THE TAG TIRE AND CUAGHT HIS BACK ON THE CRUSHER AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. HE WAS WORKING AT THE BEGIN PIT IN THE TOWN OF UPHAM, LANGLADE C OUNTY.

October 8, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Langlade County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING ON HIGH JACK (REACHING & PULLING AT THE SAME TIME). ALL AT ONCE HIS UPPER BACK (BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES & NECK) BECAME SORE & HURT TO TURN HIS HEAD TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS WORKING AT THE SCHROEDER PIT.

July 24, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Langlade County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

95149ED WAS CLEANING THE RUN-OFF FLAP BETWEENT EH TWO COVNEYORS AND THE FLAP PINCHED THE FIFTH FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE ACTING SUPERVISOR ON THE DATE OF ACCID 55302UT INADVERTENTLY DID NOT RPEORT IT TO THE OFFICE UNTIL 8-18-92. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 8-17-92 AND RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR SURICEF, 500 MG, FOR POSSIBLE INFECTION.

February 26, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Langlade County Highway Department · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE HAD PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS MOSTLY THE RIGHT AND WENT TO THE BONE AND JOINT CLINIC OF WAUSAU, THEY ADMINSTERED A VERVE TEST AND DETERMINED EE HAS CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME WORK RELATED. HE IS UNDE CIDED WHETHER TO HAVE SURGERY AT THIS TIME AND HAS LOST NO TIME FROM WORK.

June 21, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Langlade County Highway Department · Fall from machine

INJURED(FOREMAN)WAS WORKING ON THE GRAVEL CRUSHER.AS HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE CRUSHER HE WENT OFF BALANCE AND HURT HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.HE WORKED AT THE DOUCETTE GRAVEL PIT IN THE TOWN OF NEV A,LANGLADE COUNTY.

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