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WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP A METAL BEARING GUARD INJ FELT LOWER BACK PAIN
WHILE CHANGING GRINDING WHEEL ON CLAY DRYER, INJURED HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING LOACERATION TO FINGER NAIL ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE MOVING WELDER #1 RAW TOE BOARDS, INJURED TWISTED RIGHT KNEE- FELT POPPING THEN FELT PAIN.
WHILE UNPLUGGING TDF SPOUT ON #2 KILN, INJURED FELT WIRE FROM TIRES GO THRU GLOVES AND UNDER NEATH FINGER NAIL OF INDEX FINGER.
STRUCK BY MATERIAL ON BRICK RIG WHEN RIG MOVED.
WHILE PULLING ROLLER OUT OF TRIPPER BELT WEDGEDIN TAIL PULLEY, INJURED D4EVELOPED SEVERE LOW BACK & LEG PAIN
EE WAS TO CHANGE TIRE ON A HOLNAM PICKUP TRUCK, WHEN GOING FROM SQUATTING POSITION TO STANDING UP, INJURED FELT POP IN LEFT KNEE. RETURNED TO WORK [RESTRICTED DUTY] ON 1/6/98.
WHILE REMOVING LINERS FROM FINISH MILL, A PIECE OF LINER PLATE BROKE OFF AND STRUCK INJURED IN CHIN AREA(LEFT SIDE).
INJURED AND ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING 9-6 PIECE OF HEAVY STEEL TUBING FROM FLOOR CART TO RACK IN STOCKROOM. WHILE SHIFTING TUBING FROM CART TO RACK 10 -12 INCHES INJURED FELT POP IN LEFT LOW BACK AREA.
INJURED WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE REMOVE THE DUST COLLECTOR BAGS FROM METAL CAGES.SOMETIME DURING THIS ACTIVITY INJURED'S BACK STARTED TO ACHE AND GRADUALLY WORSENED NO SPECIFIC INCIDEN T IDENTIFIED.
STOOD UP AND STRUCK LEFT UPPER BACK ON A BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER. FIRST TO DR 10-16-92 FIRST LOST WORKDAY 11-24-92.
WHILE REPLACING REFRACTORY IN CEMENT KILN A BRICK FELL FROM THE BRICK RIG AND STRUCK INJURED RIGHT LOWER LEG SHIN WEIGHT OF BRUICK IS APPROX. 16LBS INJURED FIRST TO DR ON 7-1-92.
INJURED WAS STANDING WITH OPERATOR IN PRIMARY CRUHSER CONTROL BOOTH.OPERATOR'S CB RADIO FELL FROM SHELF AND AS INJURED REACHED TO CATCH RADIO,HE FELT PULL IN FRONT OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING BLADES FROMFINISH MILL SEPARATOR AND STACKING THEM ON FLOOR. AS HE BENT OVER TO PLACE A BLADE ON FLOOR, INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK.
BACK DISCOMFORT CAME ON GRADUALLY BETWEEN 8-12-91 AND 8-28-91 ( NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT). EMPLOYEEALLEDGES AGGRAVATION TO PRE-EXISTING "NON-OCCUPATIONAL" BACK CONDITION DUE TO OPERATING MOBLE EQ UIPMENT. FIRST LOST DAY IS 8-29-91. FIRST REPORTED TO EMPLOYEE 8-28-91.
INJURED WAS CARRYING 5 GALLON CAN OF FUEL TO REFILL TANK ON PORTABLE HEATER. WHILE LFITING AND CARRYING CAN, INJURED FELT PULL IN LOW BACK AREA.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM DUST COLLECTOR STEPPED OFF ON LANDING INJ TWISTED ANKLE ON SM PILE OF MATERAIL
INJURED & ANOTHER EMPL WERE REMOVING AIRSLIDE VALVE FROM LOADOUT AREA OF RAI LSILOS. WHILE THEY WERE CARRYING VLAVE DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL OF RAIL SILOS INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA.
WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPL LIFT RAILROAD TIE INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS R TESTACLE
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A BALL VALVE INTO A TRUCK. THE WEIGHT OF THE VALVE SHIFTED, INJURED JERKED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VALVE AND FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA.
WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO PREPARE COAL MILL FOR INSTALLATION OF FAN. AS INJURED'S HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FAN SHAFT CAUSING CUT ON FOREHEA D.
INJURED AND ANO7HER EMPLOYEE WERE USING TWO CABLE AND HAUL TRUCK TO PULL ROAD GRADER FROM AREA WHERE IT WAS STUCK. AFTER FREEING GRADER, BOTH EMPLOYEES REMOVED TWO CABLE AND PULLED IT OUT OF W AY WHILE PULLIN1 ON TWO CABLE, INJURED FELT PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW. (INJURY WAS REPORTED AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR @8:30 AM ON 2-3-88.)
INJURED HAD JUS7 FINISHED SERVICING #400 LOADER AND WAS WALKING AROUND SIDE OF MACHINE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CHANGED THELOADER AIR FILTER AND TOSSED IT DOWN FROM THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE AS INJURED WAL5ED AROUND SIDE. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING REQUIRED HARD HAT AND WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY AIR FILTER, CAUSING LACERATION.
INJURED WAS PAS8ENGER IN EUCLID HAUL TRACTOR, RIDING FROM CRUSHER AREA TO QUARRY OFFICE TO MAKE PHONE CALL AND HAVE COFFEE. AS HE DESCENDED TRACTOR LADDER (OUTSIDE QUARRY OFFICE BUILDING), IN JURED STEPPED W9ONG AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMP COMPLAINED 2F SORE HIP ON MON AND LEFT WORK SAYING HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM, BUT FELT IT WAS DUE TO LIFTING A 5 GALLON OIL CAN ON PREVIOUS FRI EVEN THOUGH HE HAD NO DISCOMFOR OR O THER INDICATION3OF INJURY AT THAT TIME. EMP WAS HOSPITALIZED ON THUR SUFFERING FROM SCIATICA DUE TO AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING BACK CONDITION. ACTUAL CAUSE OF AGGRAVATION (AND RELATION TO WO