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THE EMPLOYEE STATES THATR A DAILY ROUTINE OF BENDING, TWISTING, AND LIFTING WHILE PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS A BLASTER CREATED A LOWER BACK PAIN, WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
EMPL SHOVELING FROZEN DIRT WITH HAND SHOVEL.AT THE TIME DIDNT NOTICE PAIN.THE FOLLOWING AM HAD WSEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS LOADING A D11 CUTTING EDGE ONTO TAILGATE OF PARTS TRUCK, WHEN THE CUTTING EDGE SLID OFF THE TAILGATE AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT FOOT.
MECHANIC AND WELDER HAD TWO SHEETS OF STEEL ON THE FORKS OF THE TOW MOTOR ONE SHEET HAD BEEN CUT AT AN ANGLE BY A SHEARING MACHINE AND SWHEN THE INJURED SLID THE STEEL OFF THE TOW MOTOR ACROS S THE OTHER SHEET OF STEEL A PIECE OF SLAG EDGE CAME ACROSS THE PALM OF THE L HAND CAUSING THE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CLEAN COALSKIRTING IN PREPARATION OF REPLACING SKIRTING AS HE WAS RAISING FRROM A KNEELING POSITION HIS RIGHT KNEE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE STEEL COVER PLATE SUSTAINING TH E INJURY
EMPL REPLACING EMPTY BARREL WITH FULL BARREL OF GREASE.HAD TO TILT BARREL BACK TO GET IT IN PLACE.WHEN HE TILTED BARREL,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING,CARRYING EMPTY 55 GALLON DRUM INSIDE MAGNUM PRESS BUILDING OF PREPARATION PLANT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK/LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN MAINTENANCE REPAIR OPERATION OF TURNING DRAG ROPE.EMPLOYEE TOSSED A 25 POUND WEDGE ONTO TEH REVOLVING FRAME OF THE DRAGLINE,A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET,WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE 3N HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS UNLOADI3G 30# EXPLOSIVE TUBES FOR USE IN BLASTING OPERATION. HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROX 1 1/2 HOURS, WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO STIFFEN AND PAIN HIM
EE WAS HELPING 7O LIFT A CUTTING EDGE IN PLACE ON A BULLDOZER BLADE. AS H E WAS LIFTING HE FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN & LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING THE LADDER ON THE SIDE OF AN EXPLSIVE TRUCK AN ANFO BULK TRUCK AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER HE LEFT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RT KNEE
EMPL REACHING DOWN TO LIFT 50 LB BAG OF SODA ASH FROM SKID TO PLACE CONTENTS INTO WATER TREATMENT BASKET.AS HE LIFTED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
A CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY WAS BEING RAISED AS THE CONVEYOR WAS BEING LIFTED IT SHIFTED LENGTHWISE TOWARDS THE TAIL END THE EMP WAS STANDING AT THE TAIL END OF THE CONVEYOR AND IT PINNED HIM A AGAINST THE WALL FOR APPROX 3 TO 5 SECONDS