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THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE PIT ON A CLEAR WARM DAY. HE WAS SWINGING AN 8 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE WEDGES FROM A CUT BLOCK OF STONE. 15 MINUTES AFTER LUNCH HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HITTING THE WEDGES WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER.
EE WAS USING A TIRE HAMMER TO BREAK THE BEAD OF THE TIRE OFF THE RIM. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TIRE SWINGING DOWN. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF SWINGS. DID NOT WANT TO SEE DR. DAY OF INJURY. ON 11-26-01. HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING STONE ON HIS PLANER USING CROW BAR TO MOVE STONE, FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SECTION OF TRACK WITH A CROW BAR IN THE MUD. HE PUSHED FORWARD MOVING THE TRACK. THE TRACK STARTED TO SLIDE BACK TOWARDS HIM. HE TRIED STOPPING THE TRACK BY PUSHING AGAINST THE CROW BAR TO MOVE THE TRACK BACK AND HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.
AN EE WAS TOUCHING UP A PIECE OF STONE WITH A PITCHING TOOL. THE OTHER EE REACHED IN TO MOVE THE STONE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 1ST EE WAS SWINGING THE TOOL HITTING THE 2ND EE ON HIS RIGHT H AND BETWEEN THE 4TH & 5TH FINGER