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EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CASE OF SHOT GUNE SHELLS FOR KILN WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING BAGS OF CEMENT IN THE PACKHOUSE WHEN EITHER DUE TO CARELESS HANDLING OR A WEAK BAGS, THE BAG BROKE CAUSING CEMENT DUST TO GET INTO EYES.
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE TASKS THE EMPLOYEES HAND AND LEFT LEG WERE COMPRESSED IN A COLLASPING EXTENSION LADDER ALLEGEDLY CAUSING INJURY TO MUSCLE OR LIGAMENT IN AREA OF CALF OF LEFT LEG RAPID SWELLING OF LEG DEVELOPED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR DIAGONISIS AND TREATMENT LATER BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR CONTINOUS OBSERVATION OF BLOOD CIRCULATION THROUGH LEG AND
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 21 FT LENGTHS OF 4 IN PIPE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK HE EITHER ASSUMED WRONG BODY POSITION FOR PROPER LIFTING OR FAILED TO ESTIMATE THAT THE MOVEMENT WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING VERTICAL BOLTED ON DOOR FROM A ROUND CLINKER ELEVATOR HOUSING IN KILN AREA WITH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE WHEN AFTER THE NUTS WERE REMOVED THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE DOOR OFF TH E STUDS TO PLACE IT ON FLOOR HE NOTICED PAIN IN A STRAINED MUSCLE BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-5-84 WHEN IT BECAME VERY PAINFUL WHEN HE WENT OT DOCTOR HE RECEIVED SHOT IN MUSC
EMP WAS WORKING ON TOP OF FINISH SILO TURNING OVER A SCREW TROUGH AND AS THE TROUGH TURNED IT SLIPPED AND PINNED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE BRACKET CAUSING AVULSIONS AND DEEP DA TISSUE DAMAGE TO THE HAND
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING NO. 2 CLINKER COOLER, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE WHO IS UNABLE TO SEE OUT, THREW A BRICK OUTSIDE STRIKING THE FIRST EMPLOYEE ON THE ANKLE.