WHILE ADJURSTING AIR PRESSURE ON THE STRONGARM ( A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED TO ICK UP 100# BAGS OF SAND) REGULATER WHICH WAS MALFUNCTIONING, ARM AND BAG DROPPED ABOUT 2' EMPLOYEE JUST REACTED TO TRY TO CATCH BAG AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
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November 15, 1994
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Colorado Silica Sand Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
April 16, 1990
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
P.W. Gillibrand of Texas, LLC. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CLEANING THE MACHINE AND STEPPED ON A SWITCH MAKING THE GRIPPERS CLOSE ON HIS FINGER. AT THAT POINT HE JERKED HIS HAND OUT AND RIPPED THE SKIN ON HIS FINGER.
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