Employee was tasked with rebuilding a slurry feed pump. The employee was prying the liner free from the suction side of a pump casing with a pry bar. When the liner came free the bar jolted forward against the casing causing the employee to feel discomfort in the right shoulder.
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Showing all 3Miner was sweeping floor when EE felt EE's lower back muscles tighten up. Miner has a pre-existing condition from several years ago. Doctor prescribed PT on 5-10-21.
EE was using a pry bar to roll the flange end of a 20" diameter by 40" long piece of rubber wrapped expandable pipe. As the EE was prying the pipe away from where EE was standing and lifted the pry bar from under the pipe, the pipe rolled backward causing the flange to contact the top of the EE's left foot. EE returned to restricted work.