EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM AN AIR LINE CONTROL BOX COVER, HOLDING THE COVER WITH HIS HAND. THE COVER SLIPPED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES TO CUT ON HEAD.
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September 15, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calaveras Natural Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 16, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calaveras Natural Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STAND UP A FORKLIFT TIRE APPROX WEIGHT 120 LBS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED AN ACUTE BACK STRAIN AND RECOMME NDED THE EMPLOYEE BE PUT IN TRACTION
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