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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PACK HOUSE PALLETING CEMENT SACKS WHEN HE OVEREXERTED HIS LOWER BACK AS HE WAS LAYING A SACK ON A PALLET
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN THE LOWER MIDDLE PRORTION OF HIS BACK WHILE HELPING CARRY DRAG CHAIN LINKS INTO THE MAN ELEVATOR ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING
TENNIS ELBOW-EMPLOYEE WAS POURING CASTABLE (CONCRETE-LIKE MATERIAL) FIRST FELT PAIN IN ELBOW ON 4-10-84 BUT CINTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-25-84.
EMP SAID THAT APPROX 9:00 AM ON 3-28-84 HE BENT DOWN IN THE WELDING SHOP TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL WEIGHING APPROX 2 LB. HE SAID THAT AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE SC RAP METAL IN HIS HAND HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK HE SAID THAT IT CAUSED ONLY MINOR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME BUT BECAME PROGRESSEVELY WORSE OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS
AS EMP WAS UNHOOKING 2 COMEALONGS IN ORDER TO REPOSTION THEM ON H4 CC4 VALVE TIPPER THE VALVE TIPPED DROPPED APPROX 6 IN INTO PLACE AND VALVE TIPER SHAFT HIT THE DORSAL SURFACE OF HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND SWELLING
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FILTERS IN THE RESEARCH LAB AIR CONDITIONER, THE CLOSE AREA CAUSED THE INJURED TO STRAIN TO REMOVE THE OLD FILTER. THE EXERTION CAUSED A STRAIN ON THE LOWER BACK
EMPL REPLACING CRUSHER LINER UNDERNEATH ROLLER.WHEN EMPL GRABBED LINER LINER SLIPPED JERKING LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT BACK.
STACKING 50 LB BALES OF CAT LITTER,LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
WHILE MANUALLY LIFTING A TRUCK TIRE WAS LAYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR TO A STANDING POSITION SO THAT HE COULD ROLL IT TO THE TIRE CAGE IN ORDER TO SAFELY FILL IT WITH AIR, THE EE STRAINED HIS L OWER BACK.
LOADING SHOT ON LEVEL 930 IN QUARRY,EMPL PICKED UP BAG OF AMMONIA NITRATE-50 LB-AND EMPL FELT PAIN,SHARP IN LOWER BACK.
INJ EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM OPERATORS COMAPRTMENT OF MOTOR GRADER USING THE THREE POINT POSITION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK