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INJURED ADN A MECHANIC WERE LIFTING ATUMBLER SHAFT WEIGHT APPROX 200-250 LBS FROMT HE GROUND UP ONTO A TRUCK BED. HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE HAD HURT HIMSELF UNTIL ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHEN HE START ED FEELING A TIGHTNESS BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. THE PAIN CONTINUALLY GREW WORSE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEDEND AND WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON TUESDAY HE WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS TASKS AND HE AHD
EE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE STRAIN ACTUALLY OCCURRED HE HAD CUT FIVE 1 5/8 INCH X 42 FT CABLES AND HAD TO DRAG THEM TOGETHER TO HOOK TO HIS TRUCK TO MOVE THEM. LATER IN THE DAY HE AND EE CHANGE D THE DRAG CHAINS ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET WHICH REQUIRED SOME LIFTING. HE DIDNOT REALIZE HE HAD HURT HIMSELF UNTIL LATER THAT EVENING.