Western Ag-Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FACE OF HIS CAP LAMP TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB, THE EE TWISTED THE LAMP & HEARD A "POP" IN HIS RIGHT HAND
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August 14, 1998
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Ag-Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MINER CREW MOVED THE MINER AND PULLED THE SLACK CABLE OUT WITH A JEEP. AS THE EE WAS THROWING THE CABLE LOOP AGAINST THE RIB WITH A ROPE, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE EE CONTIN UED TO WORK UNTIL HE WENT TO A DR ON 9-9-98. AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA.
August 4, 1998
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Ag-Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE EE WAS TAKING DOWN OLD CURTAINS BY HAND AND AS HE PULLED ON A CURTAIN HE APPARENTLY WAS STANDING IN AN ANGLED POSITION AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK Y
Western Ag-Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE EE (A WELDER) WAS INSTALLING A ROLLED PIECE OF METAL ON THE OUTSIDE OF A DRYER TO ATTACH TO THE DRYER SHELL. HE WAS REMOVING AN L IRON CLAM AND AS HE WAS BENDING THE CLAMP TO BREAK IT LOOS E BY PULLING ON IT, HE FELT A PAIN AND HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-27, FIRST DAY LOST.
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