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EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF RUBBER CONVEYOR BELTING FROM A STORAGE PILE IN MAINTENANCE YARD. WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MANUALLY MOVING ROCKS THAT WERE STUCK IN CRUSHER JAW WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK DUE TO LIFTING ROCKS.
EE WAS WORKING UNDER CATERPILLER BULLDOZER WHEN METAL & DIRT PARTICLES FELL INTO RT EYE, CAUSINGIRRITATION THAT INCREASED SEVERAL HRS LATER UNTIL HE REQD MED TREATMENT TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY IN RT EYE. AFTER REMOVED EE RETD TO WORK WITH NODAMAGE TO EYE
EMPLOYEE SET SMALL PIECE OF STEEL TO BE WELDED INTO PLACE. STEEL SLIPPED AND INJURED LEFT THUMB WITH BRUISING AND A LACERATION.
A COWORKER DROPPED A PIECE OF LUMBER FROM BARMAC EQUIPMENT CATWALK ABOVE EE. EE WAS SHOVELING DIR WHEN THIS PIECE OF LUMBER FELL & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG MUSCLE & TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS PICKING UP A PART THAT FITS ON THE LOADER BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE REMOVAL OF ROLLERS AND ASSEMBLY, THE ASSEMBLY WAS DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF 3 FEET ON TO THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING WORK BELOW OTHER WORKERS. THE WORKER ABOVE REMOVED T HE ROLLER ASSEMBLY AND IT FELL ON TO INJURED EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.