December 4, 2001
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & D Coal Sales LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO UNCOUPLE A SECTION OF 2"PIPE. WHEN THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING IN A PUSHING MOTION BROKE A NUT FREE IT RELIEVED ITSELF OF TENSION CAUSING AN OVER-EXTENSION OF THE WORKERS NORMAL STANCE, AT THIS TIME THE EE FELT A SENSATION OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT- HAND SIDE OF HIS BACK.