September 17, 2004
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wallace Stone Plant · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was lying on the ground underneath loader trying to tighten bolts on center pin using a ratchet and breaker bar. The bolt snapped off and the employee jerked himself out of the way from the falling cheater bar. At this time he felt some pain in his shoulder and on up into his neck. Pain increased as the day progressed.