EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ONNTHE JAW CRUSHER WITH A CHEATER BAR.WHILE PULLING ONNTHE BAR HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS SHOULDER.EMPLOYEE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT.THOUGHT DISCOMFORT WOULD GO AW AY.CONTACTED DOCTOR OFFICE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THURSDAY.CONTACTED OFFICE 08/30/88 TO FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT.EXTENT OF INJURY UNKNOWN.
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Showing all 2THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE HOPPER TO MILL B WITH A 6' STEEL BAR. WHEN FINISHED HE SET ONE END OF THE BAR ON THE DECK LEANING THE OTHER END OF THE BAR ON THE PULLEY GUARD. HE REMOVED HIS LEFT FOOT FROM THE STEP AND BEFORE HE COULD STEP DOWN WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT THE BAR SLID DOWN THE PULLEY GUARD HITTING THE MIDDLE INSIDE PART OF HIS FOOT CAUSING PAIN. THE INJURED FOOT WAS X-RA