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Employee was replacing C29 conveyor belt and while pulling new belt into place he felt a pull in lower back. Lumber back strain.
Employee lifted a 5hp electric motor and walked over to put it on the maintenance shop work bench when his lower right side and back stated hurting. Carried employee to a doctor and he said he had a pulled muscle in lower right back.
Employee was bending over to tie a band around some flexible pipe in a storage room and pulled a muscle in lower left side of his back.
EE had been working on a steel dock plate which was up on horses being repaired. He picked up on one side of the plate to reposition it and felt a sharp pain in his lower back, right side.
Pulled ligament in right wrist while lifting a fire hose box.
EE WAS ROTATING WITCH GATE SPRING LOADED ON METAL PIPE CHUTE. WHEN SPRING GATE SWITCHED, EE STRUCK HAND ON METAL RESULTING IN SOFT TISSUE BRUISE TO RIGHT HAND. HAVE INSTALLED HANDLE EXTENSION ON SWITCH GATE TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURENCE.
EE TURNED TO PICK UP EMPTY BOX FROM FLOOR AND TWISTED BACK/PULLED MUSCLE. INJURY RESULTED FROM IMPROPER LIFTING PRACTICES. RETRAINED EE ON PROPER LIFTING TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURENCE.