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Fair Weather. Mechanic welder changing brakes on a Cat 5130B Hydraulic Excavator when he sprained his back.
Lifting & Rolling out 450 pounds of Water Discharge Hose. Caused Torn Muscle to Lower Abdomen.
Doing mechanic work on loader bucket. Lifting plate onto bottom of bucket of loader with other mechanics help. Pulled his back, pain occurred immediately.
Mechanic was changing ripper tooth on D11 dozer. When he went to lift the ripper tooth up, he had immediate pain in his lower back.
He had climbed off the excavator and walked to his truck to get something to drink. He walked back to the excavator and as he was climbing back into his cab, he felt severe pain in his lower back. He saw a dr in the afternoon and came back to work the next day. Since then it has just go on worse and he has to have surgery.
CAHNGING AIR FILTERS IN THE D10N DOZER. WHILE LIFTING THE NEW FILTER UP TO INSTALL IT, HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. FILTER WEIGHTED APPROX 20-25 LBS