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PULLING ON VACCUM HOSE/PIPE FELT A PAIN LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 4" DISCHARGE HOSE UASED FOR PUMPING WATER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
DRAGGING 4" DISCHARGE HOSE, PULLED SHOULDER & BACK MUSCLE STRAIN.
HE WAS PUTTING A ROLLER ON A MIXER,, HAND (RIGHT) SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROLELR AND BENT POINTER FINGER BACK. PARTIALLY TORE TENDONS.
WORKER WAS AT THE CRUSHER PULLING ROCK FROM BELT WHILE OTHER ROCK SMASHED HE FINGER.
BACK STRAIN--HE WAS WORKING ON A SCREW CONVEYOR WHEN HE NOTCIED HIS BACK HURTING.
EE WAS TAKING LID OFF ELEVATOR. IT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO EE'S HAND, BREAKING LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING ROCKS OFF PICKING BELT AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY SPLIT CORE BARREL OF DRILLING RIG TO SET ON SAW HORSES. STRAIN LEFT LOWER BACK STRAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LOADING HEAVY ROLL OF ROAD BASE FABRIC STRAINED RT FRONT STOMACH DOC SAID THIS AGGREVATED AN OLD HERNIA WHICHTHEDOC THEN DID SURGERY TO REPAIR DAMAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TAIL PULLEY GUARD FROMSOPESTONE UNLOADING BELT IN PIT UNDER RR TRACK. THE GUARD WAS STUCK, HE PULLED ON GUARD & WHEN IT MOVED, THE GUARD CRUSHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CO NCRETE WALL CAUSING THE CUT ON HIS LEFT RING FINER.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TAILGATE OF PICK-UP TO PULL A 72 LB BOX TOWARD HIM. STRAIN OCCURRED WHEN HE PULLED THE BOX.
A ROCK HAD HUNG IN CRUSHER CHUTE. EMPLOYEE RAISED ROCK WITH HAND SO THAT IT COULD SLIDE ON THROUGH CHUTE AND WHEN ROCK SLID IT CUT RIGHT FOREFINGER.
THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A HAMMER UNDER HIS ARM WHILE HE TIED A RIBBON TO A TREE, HAMMER SLIPPED, REACH TO CATCH IT, CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROCK OFF THE ROCK PICKING BELT. THE ROCK SLIPPED, TWISTING THE EMPLOYEE'S WRIST.