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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ON A WIRE HANGER WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF WIRE OR RUST FLEW AND STRUCK THE BOTTOM OF HIS EYE. HE STARTED RUBBING HIS EYE AND THE PAIN GOT WORSE SO HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE WAS CHECKING PUMPS AS PART OF HIS REG. JOB. HE FOUND ONE PUMP LAYING ON ITS SIDE. HE PICKED THE PUMP UP TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. HE FINI SHED THE SHIFT & WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY.
EE COULDNT GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME OF ACCIDENT. HE SAID AFTER HIS SHIFT HE GOT VERY SORE IN HIS LOWER BACK AND BY THE TIME HE GOT HOME. THE PAIN WAS SO BOAD HE COULDNT WORK. THE DR TOLD HIM HE HA D A STRAIN AND HE SHOULD TAKE OFF WORK FOR 1 WEEK. HE DID NOT TELL US ABOUT IT IN TIME, SO THIS REPORT WILL BE LATE.
EE WAS TRYING TO FLIP A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER. THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS, CAUSING IT TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS LEFT LEG.