At the beginning of the shift employee was swinging a hammer trying to clear a chute. During mid shift he felt his shoulder was sore. He was taken to the clinic two days later and diagnosed with a strain to the shoulder. On 7/2/2014 the employee had surgery on his shoulder.
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