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9?514E HELPING INSTALL A 4 X 8 WIRE CLOTH SCREEN PANEL,THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE HEAD. WAS WEARING HARD HAT AT THE TIME.
INJURED ALLEGED THAT WHILE SEPERATING CONVEYOR LEGS TO BE INSTALLED ON FOUNDATIONS,HE PICKED UP ONE CONVEYOR LEG TO MOVE IT ANOTHER LEG SHIFTED AND STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT FOOT.
I NAME ALLEGED THAT WHILE REINSTALLING A RETURN IDLER ON A CONVEYOR HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT ROLLER IN BRACKETS I NAME STATED THAT HE LOST HIS GRIP ON ROLLER & DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT LEG
I.NAME OPENED CAN OF WELDING RODS ON ONE SIDE OF SHOP AND WAS CARRYING IT TO OTHER SIDE ,CUT RIGHT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF CAN.
GREASING CONVEYOR ROLLERS AT LOAD OUT. CONSTANT STOOPING AND BENDING IS AGGRAVATING A CHRONIC LUMBO SACRAL SPINE SPRAIN, AS A RESULT OF AN INJURY IN 1987.
HANDLING REPLACEMENT SCREENS AT LOAD OUT FACILTY. EXTENDED ARMS TO THROW OUT SCREEN AND FELT HEARD SOMTHING POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF ROCK SAMPLES.
IT IS NECESSARY TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH THE CRUSHER JAW TO PROPERLY LUBRICATE THE CRUSHER PARTS AND WHILE IN THIS STOOPED POSITION, HE TWISTED HIS BODY INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS B ACK. NOTE: I,NAME REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT/INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 5/10/89 AND WAS NOT TREATED UNTIL THAT DATE. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 11TH. ON 5/17/ HE WAS SENT HOME FOR HIS INABILITY
EMPLOYEES DUTIES INCLUDE SHOVELING WASTE MATERIAL OUT OF TUNNELS AND IN THE CRUSHING PIT AREA THE CONTINOUS SHOVELING AND STOOPING CAUSES HIM BACK PAIN
CHANGING OUT SCREEN ON CRUSHER.HAND SLIPPED,CUTTING FINGER.