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WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER ON THE BACK OF AN EXPLOSIVE TRUCK EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE JAMMED HIS NECK AND HEAD ON THE BOOM WHICH WAS POSITIONED OVER THE LADDER.
WHILE LOADING DRILLL HOLES THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT DETERMINE AN EXACT CAUSE OR TIME OF THE INJURY
MOVING THE ELEC POWER CABLE FEEDING THE 60-R BUCYRUS/ERIE DRILL,EMPL STRAINED LOWER BACK PULLING/LIFTING ON CABLE.NOTICE OF INJ AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OCCURRED ON 4-29-91.
THE EMPLOYEEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE REMOVING PARTS FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THIS WAS NOT REPORTED AS AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT UNTIL 8-14-89 AND TREATMENT BY A CHIROPRACTOR FOR A STRAIN WAS QUESTIONED AS REPORTABLE. WE ARE REPORTING THIS ACCIDENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. WH ILE CLIMBING A LADDER AND CARRYING A 50 LB BOX OF WELDING ROD, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE TWISTED TO PLACE THE BOX ON A SCAFFOLD THEREBY STRAINING HIS BACK.
WHILE MOUNTING HAUL TRUCK STRAINED BACK STRETCHING TO CLIMB LADDER.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COME IN FROM FIELD AND HAD DIRT ON HIS FACE FROM JOB JUST COMPLETED. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND BEGAN TO RUB IT. THIS RUBBING ACTION APPERA TLY LODGED A DIRT PARTICLE IN THE EYE AND IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GUIDE A CABLE CROSSING POLE INTO THE LOCK POSITION BY PUSHING ON POLE POLE MADE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT PINCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN POLE AND FRAME OF CROSSOVER ST RUCTURE
AIR BORN PARTICULATES DID SETTLE IN LEFT EYE. EMPL APPARENTLY RUBBED EYES & EMBEDDED PARTICULATE IN EYE. SUPERVISOR TRIED TO FLUSH EYE WITH WATER BUT EMPL STILL FELT DISCOMFORT. EMP WAS TAK EN TO DR'S OFFICE FOR MIDCIAL AID.
EMPL LIFTING 6'' X 6'' X 4' X-TIE SPRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
LOADING BATTERI9S INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE MOVING A LARSON TOOL BOX FROM THE SHOP AREA TO THE WAREHOUSE THE EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING THE GUARD ON THE PROPEL BRAKE ON THE SHOVEL HE WAS USING A BOARD TO RAISE UP ON THE GUARD TO ASSIST ALIGNMENT WITH BOLT AND BOLTHOLES WHEN HE FELT A POPPING 8ENSATION IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. REUSLT IN POSSIBLE TEAR OF RIGHT KNEE.
EMP STATES WHIL9 INSTALLING A BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A DRILL EMP HAND SLIPPED AND SLID RT THUMB ACROSS A BRAKE ASSEMBLY ID TAG. TAG INFLICTED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES. SUTURES WERE PLACED TO PREVENT INFE7TION AND COSMEDIC REASONS
LIFTING BOX SPE7IALIZED TOOLING TO RELOCATE TO TOOL ROOM.
CLIMBING SCAFFO5DING. AT BOOM FOOT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS-STRUCK HEAD ON TOP CROSS PIPE COMPRESSING TOP SPINE.
DURING PLACEMEN7 OF STRUCTRAL STRESS RINGS IN TUB TWISTING OR SHOCK CAUSED TWINGE IN LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE DIDNT THINK INVESTIGATION SHOWS MUSCLE STRAIN.