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Employee was at #4 bagging machine. He said he turned to pat 50 pound bag on a skid and he hurt his back.

Per the employee what happened: Lifting 50 lb pumice bags while bagging and putting them on a skid. And still kept working sweeping the dust on the floors.

EE WAS SHOVLING PUMICE, AWAY FROM NUMBER 1 CONVEYOR BELT AREA. IN THE ACTION OF SHOVELING THE EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS 1 OF 3 MEN ENGAGED IN HOLDING A TASK MILL COVER, THEY WERE IN A PULLING MOTION TO TRY TO CEN THE COVER ON THE MILL SO THEY COULD PUT THE BOLTS IN.

WAS HELPING FIX ONE OF THE EE'S COMPUTER, THE PCNEEDED TO BE PLUGGED INTO A SURGE PROTETOR. THE SURGE PROTECTOR IS HEAVY AND EE WAS HAVING TO WORK IN AN AWKWARD POSITION UNDER THE DESK ON HER BACKSIDE.

EE WAS LIFTING 50# BAG FROM PACKING MACHINE & TURNING TO PUT THE BAG ON A SKID. EE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK WHEN TURNING TO PUT THE BAG ON THE SKID

WHEN PACKING 50# BAGS, PAIN IS INTERMITELY EXPERIENCED IN THE LEFT TESTICLE. THIS PAIN WAS EXPERIENCED ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO WHEN SHOVELING.

EE SAT DOWN IN BREAKROOM BEFORE LUNCH. HE GOT A PAPER TOWEL AND USED IT TO WIPE THE PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FACE WHEN HE FELT AN IRRITATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT EYE.

WHILE BAGGING ON THE GRADE 5 PACKER, EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 50 # BAG OF PUMICE TO PLACE ON TOP OF THE PALLET STACK AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING AND ORGANIZING WORK IN THE SHOP WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A HEAVY BEARING.