WHILE WORKING ON BELTS HE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN RACHET CAUSING PAIN IN UPPER NECK AREA AND RIGHT SHOULDER AREA.
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Showing all 4WHILE TIGHTENING ON THE BELTS THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM.
HE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE, AND THE HAMMER HE WAS USING, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF THE HAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE INDEX FINGER.
WHILE LINING BOTTOM ROLLER ON BELT HE SAID HE MISSED THE ROLLER WITH THE HAMMER & HIT THE SIDE OF HIS RT KNEE WITH THE HAMMER