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EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN AIR HOSE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK HE WENT TO THE DOC HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN PILLS & MUSCLE SPALMS PILLS NO MISSED DAYS
EE WAS PULLING AN ENGINE OUT OF A TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED THE ENGINE THE BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING IT STRIPPED OUT & THE ENGINE DROPPED ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING 1ST FINGER HAD 6 STITCHES X-RAYED NO B ROKEN BONES
DUSTING OFF GOT PC OF DEBIS IN L EYE
EE LIFTED A BARREL OF OIL, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY TILL NOON. THEN HE WENT TO THE DR THE DR SAID HE HAD A STRAINED TESTICLE HE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK WH EN HE RETURNED HE HAD LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS.
HE WAS CLEANING THE FINE IRON MAGNETS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE 60" ELEVATOR WHEN HE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DUST OR FINE IRON. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3-16-90. HE TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK THAT DAY.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG PIPE FOR A WING THAT WAS ADDED ON TO THE SHOP.THE PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT INJURED'S LEFT SHOULDER.HE REPORTED IT TO THE SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY.HE DID N'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS HURT SO HE DIDN'T GO TO THEDR UNTIL 11-03-89.THE DR SAID IT WAS A CONTUSION.HE GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION.HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK.
INJURED WAS HANGING PIPE FOR A WING THAT WAS ADDED ON TO THE SHOP. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AROUND. HE PULLED A MUSCLE ONT HE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE REPORTED IT IM MEDIATELY TO SUPERVISOR, BUT DIDN'T GOT TO THE DOCOTOR UNTIL SATURADAY. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND URINE SPECIMAN WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN AND INFLAMATION. NO DAYS MISSED.
I NAME REMOVED BUCKET ON LOADER & WAS TRYING TO GET THE PIN LOOSE WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT HIS HAND WENT BACK & HIT MAGNETIC BLOCK SMASHING HIS HAND BETWEEN PIN & BLOCK FX BACK OF LEFT HAND NO PR ESCRIPTION NO MISSED DAYS
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON KILN BEARING .HE WAS LIFTING THE TOP PART OF THE HOUSING AND STRAINED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.REPORTED IMMEDIATELY.CAME BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT COULDN'T WOR K.(NAME) SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR.
HE WAS WORKING AT THE KILN, ON THE BASE OF THE KILN BEARINGS. HE STOOD UP AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE BASE OF THE KILN. HE TOLD HIM ON THE 19 OF MAY IT HAPPENED ON THE 17. HE THOUGH IT WA S JUST A BRUISE, BUT THE PAIN HAS NOT GONE AWAY.
I NAME WAS GBETTING OUT OF MACK TRUCK AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON TRUCK. HE REPORTED IT TO THE FORMAN ON THURS. HE WAS SENT IN TO DR BUT DID NOT GO UNTIL FRE. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR MOTRI HE DID N OT MISS ANY WORK
I.NAME CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB WHILE MOVING THRE HEATE R INSIDE THE 950 OADER. HE TOLD PARTNER WHAT H PARTNER GAVE HIM FIRST AID TREATMENT. THREE DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE DR. HE SAID IT WAS INFEC TED AND GAVE HIM SOME PILLS TO TAKE AND HE WAS GIVEN A SERIES OF FIVE SHOTS.
I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG A BAG OF TALC WHEN HE FELT SOMETING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AT THE TIME IT DIDN'T HURT THAT MUCH SO HE KEP WORKING. THE NEXT DAY HE TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED . HE ASKED HIM 3F HE WANTED TO GOT TO THE DOCTOR. BUT HE SAID NO AND CONTINUED HIS WORK. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED TO HURT WORSE, SO HE WENT TO DR. HE GAVE HIM A SHOT THE MUSCLE & GAVE HIM PAIN
I NAME WAS WORK3NG AT THE DEES MINE. HE TOOK ONE JOINT OF THE DRILL STEEL AND BENT TO PUT IT ON THE GROUND. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK, BUT WENT AHEAD AND WORKED ALL DAY. FRI HE CAME TO WORK FOR 2 HRS. BUT3WAS IN TOO MUCH PAINL HE WENT HOME. TUES HE WENT TO DR HE TOOK X RAYS AND GAVE HIM PRESCRIPTION FOR SWELLING. HE SAID HIS SPINE WAS ALL RIGHT AND TO STAY HOME FOR
I NAME WAS HELP3NG I NAME UNLOAD A BOX FROM MERCHANTS TRAILER. I NAME DROPPED HIS SIDE OF THE BOX AND CAUGHT IN NAMES FINGER NAIL AND RIPPED ITOFF. IT WAS HIS LEFT HAND SECOND FINGER. HE HAD IT X RAYED NO B9OKEN BONES
THE INJURED WAS3REPAIRING PALLETS.WHEN HE LIFTED ONE HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMBONE HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMB.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAD X-RAYS TAKEN.NO BROKEN BONES.HE WAS PRESCRIBED A P AIN KILLER AND 4AS TOLD NO TO WORK FOR TWO DAYS SO THE SWELLING WOULD GO DOWN.
I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON JEFFERY CRUSHER HE WAS MOVING A BOARD TO LET MORE MATERIAL FALL ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELOW WHEN A BIG ROCK FELL ON H IS LEFT HAND IT MASHED ONE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND HE KEPT ON WORKING3BUT DID ADVISE I.NAME OF HIS INJURY HE WENT TO DR. ON JULY 9 19877 BECAUSE HIS FINGER STARTED SWELLING & HURTING THERE WAS SOME INFECTION HE GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION & SAID TO
I.NAME PUTTING 3-ROLL DRIVE SHAFT IN PLACE.1 SIDE STARTED GOING UP AND HE TRIED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE.STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.
I.NAME LIFTING 2XYGEN & ACETYLENE BOTTLES AT MINES AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT LOWER SIDE.
I.NAME WAS EMPT2ING THE TRASH CANS AND HE W AS THROWING THE TRASH WHEN HE STRAINED HIS TESTICLES
HE WAS WORKING 5T THE JAW CRUSHER MOVING SOME ROCKS WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE ROCKS HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK
BAGGING TALC WH9N HE STARTED FEELING BAD AND SAID BACK WAS HURTING.WENT TO DR ON 19TH AND HIS BACK SWOLLEN AND INFLAMMED.DR GAVE HIM RX.
MAN WAS STACKIN1 BAGS OF TALC ONTO A PALLET WITH A METAL PLATFORM & HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PALLETS AND METAL PLATFORM & CUT HIS FIRST FINGER ON H IS RIGHT HAND. WHICH REQUIRED 1 STITCH