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HE BEGAN TO SHOVEL SOME BARITE THAT HAD SLIPPED AROUND ONE OF OUR TWO BUCKET ELEVATORS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINE.
EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAIL CARS WHEN LARGE ROCK SHOT OUT & HIT HIM IN FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE & SPRAIN IT.
HELPING PICK UP ROCK S UNDER CRUDE HOPPER PICK UP ROCK GOING TO TOSS IT INTO BUCKET OF LOADER BUT BEFORE RELEASSED ROCK FINGER HIT FRAME OF HOPPER FRACT. FINGER ON IMPACT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK A ND FRAME. MY
EMPL WAS PUTTING BAGS OF BAGGED BARITE INTO CRAT4ES WHEN HE FELT LIKE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EPL NEVER LOST ANY WORK TIME UNTIL HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 4/17/89.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRIVE SYSTEM OF THE CONE CRUSHER. HE HAD TO LIFT AND MOVE THE SHEAVES A FEW TIMES DURING THE PROJECT. AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON AUGER #15 REPLACING DRIVE BELTS. INSTALLING BELTS REQUIRED SOME PULLING ACTION BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE LIFTED DRIVE PULLEY GUARD THAT HE FELT SHARP PAIN IM MIDDLE OF U P PER BACK BETWWEN SHOULDER BLADES. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. BUT PAIN CONTINUED & HE REPORTED INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLATBED TRUCK WITH PALLETIZED SACKED BARITE USING A FORKLIFT. ON ONE PALLET SEVERAL SACKS FELL OFF WHILE LOADING. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING 100 LB SACKS BACK ONTO THE PA LLET HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9APPING BOXES WITH METAL BANDING.WHILE TIGHTENING THE BANDING, IT BROKE AND SNAPPED BACK CUTTING RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS PICKING3UP EMPTY BAGS AND FELT PAIN INLOWER BACK HE WAS SEEN THIS DAY BY I NAME MD AND WENT ON VACATION RETURING 7 14 86 FROM VACATION HE WORKED HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT AND STILL FEELING SOME DISCOMFORT3AND WENT BACK TO DR THAT EVENING HE UNDERWENT TESTS AND WAS PUT ON APPROX 2 WEEKS REST
AFTER SERVICING3FORKLIFT ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT INJURED FAILED TO TIGHTEN RADIATOR CAP TO SEAL RADIATOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE USE IN THE WAREHOUSE INJURED TURNED AROUND ON FORLIFT TO CHECK RADIATOR BY TO6CH AND CAP CAME LOOSE SPRAYING STEAM.