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Shoveling material off of truck scale and started to feel a popping in right shoulder causing pain
Pulling material from under a conveyor while hunched over. felt pain in neck and right arm.
Lifting a speed reducer weighing approximately 80 pounds and cleaning up spillage. Strained both shoulders as a result of over exertion.
Installing belts on hammer mill. Fingers were pinched between the belts and pulley.
Changing belts on hammermill. Rotating pulley by hand when it moved unexpectedly causing the employee to move forward and strike chest against the guard frame
Pulled muscles in left while team lifting a large speed reducer onto an auger drive shaft.
Employee was performing housekeeping duties, racking material from under a bin and pulled something in lower left side of back. Took to doctor next day, and found out that EE had pulled a muscle. Was given a muscle relaxer prescription.
Employee was shoveling loose materials around a piece of equipment and felt something pull/pop in left upper shoulder area. MRI taken and showed deep bruising. Pain pursing and tingling in fingers, sent employee back to doctor to be evaluated by orthopedic doctor. Restricted duty given from first MRI, but Ortho states no work until second MRI is completed.
Worker was caring a section of piping with his co-worker and caught the pipe on a cross section I-beam causing them to loose there grip and dropping pipe. Pipe fell less than 3 feet on upper section of right foot tow, above steel toe guarding which caused swelling and a deep bruise.
Lift bag of material from pallet and placing into hopper unit. Strained right shoulder/dislocated.
Was putting tools away after repairing belt and left wrist gave out/locked up.
Employee was carrying a bucket of pins and strained his right elbow. Did not report the injury until noon on 7/19/2012.
In the process of stacking pallets, pallets shifted. Employee was not positioned well and injured his left shoulder. Damage includes possible torn muscles and hyperextension of left elbow.
Taking liner off door of Hammermill equipment. It was wedged, so he used a hammer to beat it loose while using hands to hold the liner of the door. It popped loose, but was heavier than he thought, as this was the first time doing this task. So the weight forced his hand downward with the liner in hand between the door. Causing laceration to the left middle finger.
Lifted a chute to put on top of conveyor. (50-100lb).
Removing Calcium oxide from a bin. Dust cloud formed when it went into wheelbarrow. Some got into left eye. EE was wearing safety glasses but not goggles which were available.
CLEANING OUT NUSIANCE BAGHOUSE, A LARGE PIECE OFFROZEN MATERIAL CAME LOOSE FROM SIDE AND FELL ONLEFT FOOT.