BENT DOWN TO PICK UP WIRE SCREEN & STRAINED LOWER BACK
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Showing all 23WHILE CHANGING FLOP GATES ON #3 SCREEN THUMB PINCHED BETWEEN GATE & STGATIONARY REST EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR A THUMB PROT ECTOR FOR 2 WKS. MEDICATION AS DIRECTED
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS JAMMING OPENING OF JAW CRUSHER, ONE ROCK MOVED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE, SMASHING FINGERS AGAINST SIDE OF MACHINE, THE TWO SMALLEST FINGERS H AD TO BE SPLINTED AND SHOULD RETURN FOR X-RAYS.
CHANGING WEAR PLATES ON APRON OF SECONDARY CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO ONE OF THE PLATES AS IT SLIPPED AND SLICED LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.
PULLING DOWN BARGE WITH CAPSON WHEN LINE CAUGHT AND SNAPPED BACK PULLING ARM, RESULTING PULLING OF LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLES.
BRINGING HYDRAU5IC JACK ON BOARD,EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING PARTS OF JACK FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE DREDGE WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK AND ABDOMEN.
LIFTING PLATE T2 BOLT ON SIDE OF SCREEN, HAD TO LIFT FROM AWKAWRD POSTION STANDING ON LADDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING BLOW BARS ON CRUSHER, PUTTING LAST BLOW BAR INTO PLACE, IT GOT WEDGED AND HE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON IT, CAUSING FINGER TO GET PINCHED AND SMAS HED REQUIRED AB2UT 15 STITCHES.
UNHOOKING CABLE3SLING OFF PIPE AT RIVERWALL, CLIMBING LADDER AND HIT BACK ON RAILING.
WAS CARRYING ST9EL PLATES AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.
EMPL CHANGING B6CKET ON HOIST BOAT #6 TAG-LINE COUNTER WEIGHT WAS FOULED WITH 2 X 4 BOARD.BOARD SLIPPED OUT TAGLINE JUMPED UP CATCHING EMPL BETEWEEN LEGS AND THROWING HIM 9' INTO AIR LANDING O N SHOULDER AND 2EAD IN CARGO BOX OF SAND BARGE.
WAS BENDING DOW3 TO LIFT A PAN OF SAND WEIGHT #16 FROM BOTTOM OF GILSON SAND SHAKER FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK
REPLACING PLATE3ON SEWER LINE AT THE PLANT.
TWISTED BACK WHILE LIFTING PUMP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND BOTH LEGS
EMPLOYEE WAS P ULLING DECK HOSE OFF BARGE CARGO BOX HOSE WAS FOULED ON CARGO BOX EMPLOYEE JERKED IT HARD PULLING HIMSELF OFF BALANCE HITTING FOREHEAD ON HORIZONTAL STEEL BEAN CUTTING HEAD
WHILE LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE OFF THE BARGE, FELT A CRUNCH IN LOWER BACK PINCHED NERVE IN SACRUM AREA.
WAS DROPPING BARGE DOWN LINE CAME TIGHT THEN SLIPPED & T HE END OF LINE HIT RT ARM & LEFT HAND.
WHILE LIFTING IN SCREEN WIRE,PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.
WHILE CARRYING TROUGHING ROLLERS FOR 42" BELT, FELT PAIN IN BACK, NECK AND LEG LOST TIME LAST DAY WORKED WAS 11/23/83
WHILE CHANGING WIRES IN 6 X 12 SCREEN EMPL PULLING OLD WIRES OUT AND FELT PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMINAL AREA. ENTERED HOSPITAL FOR HERNIA 8-17-83.
LIFTING PUMP OUT OF MOTOR BOAT ONTO FUEL BARGE,FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA WITH PAIN RUNNING DOWN LEFT LEG.
HURT BACK WHILE PULLING WORK LINE ON RAKE OF BARGE.
WHILE PICKING UPINCH AND A HALF PUMP, APPROX. 60 POUNDS, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA, LEFT SIDE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL APRIL 3 ENTERING THE HOSPITAL ON APRIL 4.