The employee bent down and picked up a bucket with metal wedges. Something "poped" in his lower back.
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April 19, 2007
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victor Oolitic Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
November 4, 2004
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victor Oolitic Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Crane operater was outside his crane attempting to secure a chain hook to saw track when he felt pain in his lower back. EE stated he was pulling and twisting at the same time. Initial doctor examination indicated a strained lumbar. EE out 10-14 days.
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