HE WAS PUTTING A NEW 14" THURST ROLLER ON K-Y COOLER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
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Showing all 7DURING DRIVEBELT REPLACEMENT, DRAWING V-BELTS THROUGH A SIX-GROOVE SHEAVE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE V-BELT INTO PLACE, HE PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX & LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN SHEAVE & DRIVEBELT. MEDICATION: CEPHALEXIN FOR INFECTION, PROPOXYPH FOR PAIN, NAPROXEN FOR INFLAMMATION.
HIS EXTRUDER WET PLUGGED WENT TO DIG OUT LIFTED GAURD HELD IT UP ON HIS SHOULDER WHILE SHOVELING INTHE EXTRUDOR THE SHOVEL STUCK IN MUD GUARD FELL OFF HIS SHOULDER CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS L EFT MIDDLE FINGER.
DOING HIS NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE OF RUNNING THE RAW PLANT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF THE PRESCRIPTION PILLS. MOTRIN, FLEXERIL, VICODIN.
WAS PLACING SQUARE TUBING PIECE OF STEEL ON GROUND END SLID DOWN ACROSS FINGERS CUTTING FINGERS.
PULLING OIL BARREL TO LEVEL IT OUT MARCH 2000. SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT OF SURGE TUNNEL PULLING GROIN AREA.
EE WAS SHOVELING OUT A BURIED CONVEYOR. COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN RIGHT ELBOW SEVERAL DAYS LATER.