EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING AND PLACING 50 LB BAGS OF CLAY ON WOOD PALLETS. BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN IN NECKAND DOWN WAIST TO THE BELT LINE.
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Showing all 11EE WAS WORKING AS A HELPER ON A MOBILE TESTING RIG. HE WAS LIFTING 3 INCH AND 5 INCH HOLLOW STEM AURGER OFF THE RIG AND HOOKING THEM UP. SOMETIME WHILE PREFORMING THIS WORK HE SAID HE PULLED M USCLES IN LOWER BACK. HE SAID HIS BACK HURT HIM SOME THE REST OF WEEK. HE REQUESTED TO GO TO THE DR SEPT 13, 1993.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BED OF DUMP TRUCK SHOVEL WHERE CLAY HAD BUILT UP IN CORNERS. HE WAS BENDING OVER TO DO THIS AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP STRAIGHT, HE HAD PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.. HE WAS NOT LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 6" X 5' DRILLING AUGERS BY HAND FROM THE SIDE OF DRILLING RIG. TWO EMPLOYEES, ONE ON EACH END WERE LIFTING AUGERS OFF RIG AND EMPLOYEE STATED HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE DRAIN PIPE UNDER FINISH SCREEN AND WHILE LOWERING THE PIPE, IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE WORKING ON 8000 FORD TANDEM TRUCK TO REPLACE THE U-JOINT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK ON A CRAWLER AND WHEN HE SLIPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT BACK TO REPLACE THE U-JOINT, THE DRIVE SH AFT FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE.
MOVING A 100 LB. BAG OF SODA ASH FROM PALLET, WHILE PULLING BAG OFF TOP OF STACK THE BAG FELL TO THE FLOOR JERKING EMPLOYEE FORWARD AS HE HELD ONTO END OF BAG CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA7CHING BAGS OF CLAY FROM END OF CONVEYOR BELT AND STACKING THEM.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 STACKING BAGE OF CLAY & WHILE IN THE PROCESS SAID HE PULLED SOMETHING IN H IS BACK
CHECKING V BELT ON MOTOR TO SEE IF WAS LOOSE, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR PULLEY AND BELT.
EMP WORKING TO UNSTOP SINK DRAIN IN OFFICE WHILE DETACHING PIPE DRAIN CLEANER IN LINE SPLASHED IN EYES