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EE WAS LIFTING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF ANTIFREEZE WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EE. AFTER THE TASK WAS COMPLETED HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN TO THE OTHER EE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURTING FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF,BUT HE COULD STILL WORK AND LIFT THINGS WHEN NECESSARY,VERY CAREFULLY.HE STATES THAT ON SATURDAY AFTER MAKING ROUNDS AS A FILL-IN FOREMAN HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK #1264 AND HIS BACK WENT OUT.HE STATES HE HAD VERY BAD PAIN AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 02-10-92 WORKED 02-11 AND 02-12-92 OFF 02-13
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING GEAR CASE COVER FOR #14 BACKHOE OUT OF THE BACK OF #1264 TRUCK. AS HE WAS LIFTING COVER AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT COVER ON THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE GEAR CASE COVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE THRU SHEAVE FROM TOP OF MAST ON #565 DRILL WHEN HE CLAIMS HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPL CARRYING A 35 LB BUCKET OF TEXCLAD II LUBRICANT UP THE STEPS INTO DRAGLINE WHEN THE BUCKET CAUGHT UNDER HANDRAIL AND HE FELT A PAIN IN UPPER RIGHT ARM AND NOTICED THE MUSCLE HAD DROPPED.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING TORQUE CONVERTER PROPELLING SHAFT ASSEMBLY ON 790 HILIFT. HE STATED HE WAS SETTING SHAFT ASSEMBLY IN PLACE BY LAYING IT ON RIGHT SHOULDER & LINING UP BOLT HOLES WHEN HE FEL T CRACKING SENSATION IN BACK WHICH ALSO GAVE HIM SHARP PAINS IN RIGHT SHOULDER & RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
EE HAD REMOVED BOTTOM OF SEAT ON 274 DOZER TO FILL THE TRANSMISSION WITH OIL. WHILE HE WAS FILLING SAME HE WAS ASKED TO MOVE THE DOZER OUT OF THE WAY. AT THAT TIME HE SAT DOWN IN THE SEAT WITH NO CUSHION AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TRNTRANSMISSION RESULTING IN HITTING HIS TAILBONE AND THE SMALL OF HIS BACK ON THE FILL TUBE.
EMP. WAS REPA2RING TRANSMIISION ON LOADING SHOVEL. WHILE USING COFFIN HOIST, HANDLE LODGED IN TRANSMISSION. WHEN DISLODGING HANDLE, LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BRUSHED AGAINST TRANSMISSION GEAR. RESULTING IN METAL SPLINTER IN FINGER.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE PICKING TABLE CATWALK WHEN HE REACHED DOWN & CROSS THE PICKING TABLE BELT TO PICK UP A SULPHUR BALL-35#. EE LIFTED THE SULPHUR BALL WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF A SHARP PAIN IN UPPER LEFT BACK UNDER SHOULDER BLADE.
THE AREA WAS WELL LIGHTED STANDING ON GROUND NEXT TO DRAGLINE THE GROUND SURFACE WAS ROCKY JEFF PICKED UP THE DRAGLINE CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK JEFF COMPLAINED OF THE PAIN BUT WEN T IMMEDIATELY BACK TO WORK