Employee / Crew member decided to load a piece of stone on a 3ft splitter table by hand instead of waiting on a machine (skid steer) to load table, resulting in a pulled muscle in his lower back.
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August 3, 2015
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
While pushing flat rock / landscape stone to the 3 ft splitter to dimensionalize stone, employee felt pain & discomfort in left shoulder. He worked till lunch at 11:00 am and then decided to go to Dr. due to discomfort / pain in that shoulder. Conditions in that area were dry, partly cloudy and 30 degrees.
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