EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING AN O-RING ON HIS HIGH LIFT USING A WRENCH, RATCHET AND SOCKET. HE WAS SITTING UNDER THE MACHIN,E HIS LEFT ARM WAS ABOVE HIS HEAD PUSHING THE WRENCH. HIS BACK WAS AGAIN
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Showing all 2ON DATE INJURY OCCURED EMPLOYEE WAS BENT DOWN GREASING RIPPER ON THE DOZER. AFTER GREASING ONE SIDE HE TWISTED TO REACH THE OTHER SIDE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS KNEE. THERE WAS SOME DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TOO SERIOUS. WHEN SORENESS DID NOT GO AWAY BY 11-20-90 HE REPORTED TO THE OFFICE WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT STILL DID NOT THINK HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTEN.