Employee felt tension in lower back while operating dozer mid-morning. Later in the afternoon was hooking up a clevis and felt more pain in lower back. Employee waited a day pain got worse went to physician. Doctor indicated back spasm, prescribed meds released back to normal job duty no restrictions. No time lost.
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