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Employee was getting into his work truck, went to sit down and felt alot of pain in his back.
Employee was cleaning under the mixer, While shoveling he strained his back.
Employee was working on Door400, the 400 ton hopper Mega door. While working on the door, the fabric lifting strap that raises and lowers the door broke and the door fell 8-10' down and struck employee on the head knocking his hard hat off. The door then struck his left shoulder and forearm that was on the railing of the scissor lift.
Employee was working on classifier 230B trying to move a bound up part when his hand slipped off and collided with the classifier housing in an area that was worn to a sharp edge. Employees right hand grazed the sharp edge causing a laceration at the base of his right thumb that required sutures.
On 10/24/12 EE strained his rgt. side back and hip area while installing a water line. EE declined medical attention at that time. EE reports that on 11/28/12 he further aggravated the injury while performing the same task. He worked through the day. Worked 11/29/12 then sought medical treatment that evening in the emergency room and was placed out of work.
Employee was climbing into the cab of the truck to clean the inside of the windshield, when he felt something pull in his groin area.