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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WASTE MATERIAL UP WITH A SQUARE POINTED SHOVEL FROM BENEATH THE 3645 IMPACT CRUSHER. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE TURNED AROUND WITH A SHOVEL HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
THEY WERE CHANGING 1" SCREENS ON BOTTOM DECK OF #2 SHAKER AND HE PULLED ON SCREEN TO GET IT IN POSITION. HE SAID THAT A MUSCLE WAS OUT OF PLACE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ON 11/9/91 EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM WITH SWOLLEN EYE AND BLURRED VISION. DR EXTRACTED A PIECE OF STEEL AND CLEANED EYE. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, B UT ASSUME IT HAPPENED LAST DAY OF WORK, 11/7/91, WHEN HE MAY HAVE RUBBED EYE WITH HIS GLOVE ON.
WHILE LIFTING ON OIL TANK HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN HE WAS EXAMINED BY CHICOPRATOR BUT THE NATURE OF THE EXAM WAS NOT CLEAR HE CONTINED TO WORK AND WAS NOT PLACE DON RESTRICTED WORK STATUS ON 1 -23-92, HE SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM A MECIAL DR WHEN HE REPORTED ADDITION PAIN OPERATING A DOZER. THE DR PLACEDHIM ON NO WORK STATUS THE REPORT IS BEING FILED WITHIN WOUT WORKING DAYS AFTER THE
MAKING REPAIRS TO PRIMARY CRUSHER INSTALLING WEAR PLATE.LIFTING STEEL WEAR-PLATE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN GROIN.
PICKING UP A SCOTCH BLOCK OF WOOD.IT SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.
HELPING PUT V-BELTS ON PULLEY.V-BELTS TWISTED FELLOW EMPLOYEE ROLLED PULLEY BACK CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN BELTS AND PULLEY.ASHED RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
HEAVY LIFTING FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS CAUSING APPARENT HERNIA,RIGHT SIDE.
EMPL PUTTING WELDING RODS IN IMPACT CRUSHER.RAISED HEAD AND HIT DOOR LATCH WITH FOREHEAD.
REPAIRING EXHAUST SYSTEM ON WABCO TRUCK. RUST FELL INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
CLIMBING CABLE LADDER TO GET IN TRUCK.CABLE CAME LOOSE ON ONE SIDE OF STEP CAUSING EMPL TO SCRAPE LEFT LEG ON STEP.