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EE WAS WORKING THE QC LAB AND WAS TO KEEP A PNEUMATIC TRUCK LOAD OF MATERIAL MOVING. HE REPORTS THAT HE WAS WINGING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE MATERIAL WHEN HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
EE WAS TRYING TO GET PRODUCT TO FLOW FROM SILO USING A STEEL BAR, TAPPING ON THE SILO AND AIR SLIDER. IN DOING THIS, HE TWISTED HIS BODY, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER TO MIDDLE BACK AREA. HE ALSO HAD NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND BACK, THE DR THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BRUSH TO CLEAN OUT THE LAB PULVERISER. IN DOING THIS, SOME SMALL METAL SHAVINGS JAMMED UNDER HIS RIGHT THUMB NAIL. TO DOCTOR FOR REMOVAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF OIL(WEIGHING 35 LBS) DOWN AN ENCLOSED LADDER.ABOUT 10 FT.HE WAS USING A SMALL ROPE WITH A HOOK ON ONE END AND THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE WAS TIED TO THE LADDER AT THE LEVEL OF HIS FEET.WITH THE ROPE EXTENDED TO THE NEXT LEVEL.THE HOOK JUST TOUCHES THE FLOOR.AS HE BENT OVER,HOOKED UP THE BUCKET ANS WAS LOWERING IT,HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOARD IN PLACE FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE FELLOW EMPLOYEE SWUNG A HAMMER, IT HIT THE BEAM ABOVE AND FLEW OUT OF HIS HAND, HITTING INJURED IN THE MOUTH. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS LIP (LOWER) REQUIRING STITCHES.