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WHILE LIFTING 75 LB. BAGS OF PRODUCT, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN ACROSS HIS LOWER BACK. TO DR. THE SAME DAY. NO TIME LOST UNTIL 1-20-99.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A STEEL DRILL ROD (WEIGHING APPROX 150LBS AND 20' LONG) OFF A TRUCK. AS HE WAS LOWERING IT TO THE GROUND, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK. T O DOCTOR THE SAME DAY-OFF WORK SINCE.
WHILE WORKING WITH OTHER EES THIS EE LIFTED AN OVERFILLED 100 POUND BAG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 4" WATER PIPE, REPARING THE COUPLING. AFTER REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE, THE WATER WAS TURNED ON. THE COUPLING WAS COMING APART, WATER WAS TURNED OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE COUPLING, THE PRESSURE BLEW THE LINE APART CAUSING THE RIGHT FINGER TO GET CUT BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND CEMENT. TO DR. - SUTURES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING PRODUCT AND STACKING THE FILLED BAGS ON A PALLET. IN DOING THIS HE FELT SOETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA,CAUSIG PAIN. TO DOCTOR THE SAMEDAY,WORKED 12-18 &12-19, OFF S INCE.
EE WAS STACKING 50 LB. BAGS OF PRODUCT ON A PALLET. WHILE TURNING TO PUT A BAG ON THE PALLET, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE USING IT. TO DR. THE SAME DA Y. RESTRICTED US OF ARM--WORE SLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOCKING A GATE THAT HAD A SLIDING LATCH-POST TYPE LOCK. THE SLIDING POST DROPPED DOWN WHILE STILL IN THE LOCK POSITION, CATCHING HIS RING FINGER, RIGH HAND, LACERATING IT. TO DR . - 7 SUTURES REQUIRED.
APPROX 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO, EE WAS SHOVELING FINES WHILE DRILLING. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, THOUGHT IT MIGHT GO AWAY, SO DIDN'T REPORT IT. ON 8-16-95, IN THE MORNING, HE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL (WEIGHING APPROX 150 LBS.). HE FELT INTENSE PAIN IN HIS BACK, COULDN'T CONTINUE WORK. TO DR 8-17-95, OFF WORK SINCE. RELEASED AND BACK TO WORK 8-23-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LBS BAGS OF PRODUCT ON A PALLET HE WAS TURNING WITH A FILLED BAG FROM THE BAGGING MACHINE TO SET IT ON THE PALLET FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE TO DOCTOR MO NDAY 07-24 EXCUSED FOR SUNDAY (07-23) MONDAY (0724) TUESDAY (07-25) & WEDNESDAY(07-26) SCHEDULED DAYS OFF 07-27- & 07-28 SCHEDULED BACK TO WORK 07-29-95
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A WATER LINE TOGETHER HE JAMMED THE PIPE ON HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER CUTTING IT FINGER BECAME SWOLLEN TO DOCTOR TO R/O FRACTURE(04-21-95) SPLINT WAS APPLIED NO FRACTURE NO TIME LOST
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING ANGLE IRON OUT OF A TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BLADES IN WHIZZER HE CLAIMS HE DEVELOPED AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO PRODUCT BOTH HANDS WERE SWOLLEN & RED TO DOC 02-04-92 BACK TO WORK 02-07-92 EMPLOYER IS QUESTIONING THIS AS BEING JOB RELATED SINCE PRODUCT IS CONSIDEREDNOT TO BE ALLERGENIC