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THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT AND THE EMPLOYEE CAN'T RECALL ANY INSTANCE WHERE HE STRAINED HIS BACK. SEVERAL EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED ALL DAY SETTING UP A PORTABLE CRUSHER. IT WAS VERY HOT AND HUM ID THAT AFTER NOON. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT HE COULDN'T HARDLY GET OUT OF BED.

EMPL CARRYING PIECE OF STEEL UP INCLINED WALKWAY TO PRIMARY SCREEN AT CRUSHING PLANT AT QUARRY.EMPL IN HURRY TO GET UP THERE BEFORE BREAK TIME.WHILE WALKING,SOMETHING ON HIS BELT OR PANTS HUNG ON HANDRAIL CAUSING UPPER BODY TO TWIST.RESULTING STRAIN PROBABLY DIAG AS HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSL STRAINED HIS GROIN 032089 SEE ACCIDENT REPORT DATED 033089 EMPLOYEE REINJURED GROIN AREA 053089K WHILE TOSSING CORE ROCK INTO A CHUTE DURING THE LIME GRADING PROCESS COM PANY DOC DIAGNOSED CURRENT PROBLEM AS A GROIN STRAIN OR TARE & WILL NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN FOR TWO WEEKS EMPLOYEE IS OFF WORK FOR AT LEAST 2 WKS

FRIDAY 030389 EMPLOYEE STOPPED FORK TRUCK & ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN & TURNED WRONG & TWISTED HIS BACK HE DID NOT FALL THURSDAY 030989 EMPLOYEE PICKED UP AN 9 POUND PUMP TO SET IT IN A PICKUP TR UCK & HE WENT HOME AFRTER THIS REPORTING THE PAIN WAS GETTING WORSE

INVESTIGATION OF THE WORK AREA ONLY REVEALED THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CLOSE SPACE AND IF HE HAD SIPPED HE OULD HAVE FALLEN. THE OTHER DETERMATION WAS THAT EVIDENTLY THE EMPLOYEE WAS I N A SQUATTING POSTION AND SIMPLY LEANED BACK ON HIS BUTTOCKS. THE EMPLOYEE CONTIUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NI COMPLAINT OF INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UP WORK AREA USING A BROOM AND SHOVEL EMPLOYEE DOES NOT RECALL AN OCCURENCE OF SUDDEN BLOW OR FORCE FROM EITHER ITEM HE WAS USING AND CANNOT RECALL ANY UNDO LIFTING WEI GHT OF THE SHOV9L AS HE WAS ONLY DOING ROUTINE CLEANUP HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN PAIN AND CEASED WORK IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TAKEN TO CO DR

EMPLOYEE WAS SUSTITUTING FOR THE HYDRATE BAGGER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STACK 50 LB BAGS OF HYDRATE LIME TOO HIGH ON THE PALLET. THIS WAS HIS 3 RD DAY OF SUSTITUTING FOR THE REGULAR BAGGER WHO WAS ON VACATION.