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INJURED WAS DRILLING WITH JACK HAMMER, WHEN HE LIFTED THE HAMMEROUT OF THE HOLE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL ON HIS LEFT LEG. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 15. 1993, BEFORE HE WENT TO S EE THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS SEWING BAGS WITH TAGS.A NUMBER OF TAGS BECAME INVOLVED AT ONECE.EMPLOYEE JERKED EXCESS TAGS OUT AND CLAIMED HE HEARD HIS ELBOW POP.IT BEGAN TO SWELL AND BECAME PAINFUL.
IN CHANGING OUT3A BURNT MOTOR IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE A PULLEY AND STEEL BRAIDED CABLE TO LIFT THE NOTOR INTO THAT OF THE MILL. DURING THE LIFT THAT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM A SECTI ON OF PIPE ABOU7 MIDWAY BETWEEN THAT 4 STOP WHEN EMPLOYEE GRASPED THE CABLE TO PULL AWAY FROM PIPE HE DID NOT RELEASE THE CABLE SOON ENOUGH AND HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY UNDER FUL