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September 22, 2008 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking screen pulley guard off, it slid down and pinched his left hand between guard and the electric motor. guard weighs 25 to 30pds.

April 16, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheboygan County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying 5 gal. pail of oil up a ladder and over to platform on the screen. He experienced pain in right wrist. No lost time; saw physician - considered treatment to be first aid and nonrecordable. He has since seen another physician and may have surgery to repair a tear. Diagnosis was tendonitis: a wrist splint & cold packs were used.

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