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Employee was operating dozer, backed onto large rock and as started forward track threw rock out letting dozer down hard. This created a hard jolt to employee's back causing a lumbrosacral strain. This employee did not wish to seek medical care until 02-15-06.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE SCALES AT SCALE HOUSE USING A POWER WASHER, THE WASHER TIP BECAME CLOGGED AND HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO CLEAN THE TIP. AS HE WAS DOING THAT, HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE AND THE WATER WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LACERATED HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A SCREEN BEARING, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CASING, EE HAD WALKED AWAY APPROX 6 FT WHEN THE BEARING SPLINTERED AND ENTERED HIS KNEE.