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Employee was cutting out a blade liner on a D-11R dozer. The liner broke loose pushing him to the ground. His foot was under the blade and his foot was fouled when he began to move causing a break to his lower left leg (blade was on the ground; the ground was uneven where the work was being done).
Employee was pushing in a shot. When he started to back up a rock came from the spoil and he backed up on it. When he started to tram off, the dozer slipped off causing a jolting action resulting in lower back pain. He continued to work until 10/21/06 at which time he bagan to miss work.
Employee was pushing in shot rock. Dozer D-11R he was operating kicked rock from under track causing machine to drop suddenly & resulting in back injury.
EE NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE THAT HE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT DUE TO HIS EXPERIENCE ON 10/30/02.HE EXPERIENCED ABDOMINAL PAIN THAT ROTATED TO HIS BACK. EE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 11/25/02, HE WAS TO RTW ON 12/3/02. EE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK& HIS CLAIM IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF WORK RELATED. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MILD BULGING DISC & DEG. DISC DISEASE.
EE TRAMMED DRILL TO BENCH & STARTED DRILLING AFER SEVERAL HRS OF DRILLING EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN Y
BACKED ONTO ROCK IN DOZER. HARD JAR TO RIGHT SIDE.