EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A BOULDER WHICH WAS WEDGED IN A 22 MUCKER BUCKET OUTBY HAND WHEN HE DISLODGED THE BOULDER IT WAS TO HEAVY & FELL ON HIS HAND SMASHING & LACERATING HIS RT LITTLE FINER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
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Showing all 10EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BAG OF TRASH FROM A TRASH CAN IN THE MENS DRY ROOM. THE BAG WAS HEAVIER THAN SHE REALIZED AND SHE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HER BACK.
MOVING SLUSHERBUCKET. LIFTED SIDE OF BUCKE TBY HAND. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE PULLED BACK MUSCLE WHILE LIFTING JACKLEG FROM HOLE.
54736YEE USED IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES WHEN EMPTYING A TRASH CAN FELT PAIN IN BACK PULLED MUSCLE
54736YEE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER B ACK WHILE LIFTING WOODEN LADDERS FROM CAGE. LUMBAR STRAIN.
UNLOADING TIMBER FROM SKIP TIMBER JAMMED L THUMB INTO GIRT CRUSHING IT
STEPPING OFF LADDER TWISTED BACK
EE AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE LIFTING A FULL (55 GAL) DRUM OF ATE OIL ONTO AN OIL BARREL STORAGE RACK WHEN SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK.
LIFTING TIMBER TO PUT OVER BORE HOLE.