HE WAS USING A 8OUBLE WRENCH TECHNIQUE TO TIGHTEN BOLTS WHEN FORCE WAS APPLIED TO TIGHTEN BOLT THE WRENCH JOINT BUCKLED CAUSING I.NAME TO JERK BACKWARDS AT AN AWKWARD POSITION INJURING HIS BAC K 3
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Showing all 5STANDING ON STA6ELIZER FRAME OF STACKER, PRYING DOWNWARD WITH BAR TRYING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLE. FRAME WAS HIT WITH SLEDGE, BAR SLIPPED OUT AND I,NAME LOST HIS BALANCE.
PULLING ON A WRENCH IN AN AREA WITH NO ROOM TO USE A BREAKING BAR HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE A BOLT
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING CRUSHER LINER. HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LWOER BACK.
LOOSENING NUT ON SUPPORT LEG OF SCREEN-WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HAND ON LEG OF SCREEN.