Employee was trying to loosen a 3-inch coupler. They pulled the pipe wrench and put their whole body into it. As they pulled down and it started to loosen, they felt a muscle pull on the right side of lower back.
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October 6, 2022
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soiland Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
January 10, 2011
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soiland Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee had belt on the ground. Cutting with left hand using a utility knife, when the knife jumped over the straight edge & cut inner top part of right thumb.
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