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WHILE SHOVELING, EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BECAME INCREASINGLY SORE. EE WENT TO THE CLINIC & WAS GIVEN MODIFIED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
AFTER WORKING LONG SHIFTS FOR OVER 2 MOS. THE EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE TRIED TO WORK THRU IT, PAIN DID NOT GET BETTER. MD DIAGNOSED RIGHT TRAZPEZIUS STAIN & GAVE HIM AT LEAST 2 WKS OFF.
WHEN EMPLOYEE CARRIED A HEAVY OBJECT ON HIS SHOULDER HIS ARM WENT NUMB. ARM AND HAND KEPT "TONGLING" AFTER HE PUT LOAD DOWN.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE EE BACK WAS SORE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DR ON 11-6-01. THE DR PUT HIM ON MODIFIED WORK.
EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER. THIS OCCURRED ON 5-8-01. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT KNEE DID NOT SET BETTER. HE FINALLY HAD AN MRI DONE ON KNEE AND A LIGAMENT TE AR WAS FOUND. HE WORK UNTIL 6-11-01 WHEN HE WAS PUT ON A NO-WORK STATUS BY HIS DOCTOR. EE WAS GREASING DOZER AT THE SHOP.
EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT A 55 GALLON DRUM TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION.
WORKER WAS SWINGING SHAFT THAT WAS HANGING FROM CRANE TO TIGHTEN NUT ON HP300 CRUSHER WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SHAFT AND NUT IMPACTING HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WINDING A HOSE ON A SPOOL. AS EMPLOYEE TURNED THE HANDLE ON THE SPOOL RAPIDLY, HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF A TOOL TRAY. HE CUT HIS THUMB AND LOST HIS FINGERNAIL.
EE WAS INSTALLING GUARDRAIL. THE RAILING WAS NOT ATTACHED YET. RAILING STARTED TO FALL. EE GRABBED END OF RAILING. RAILING VIOLENTLY SHOOK EE'S ARM WHEN THE OTHER END HIT THE GROUND. END OF RA ILING FELL ABOUT 6'. EE SUFFERED SPRAIN TO LEFT BICEP AND STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.