AFTER TRANSPORTING MATERIAL IN A WHEELBARROW THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED BACK PAIN TO HIS SUPERVISOR LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY A COMPANY PHYSICIAN WHOSE DIAGNOSIS WAS LOWER BAC K STRAIN
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Showing all 4WHILE DUMPING WHEELBARROW OF SAND OUT THE MILL SAND DOOR, THE WHEELBARROW STARTED TO FALL OUT THE DOOR. INJURED GRABBED IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO TRY TO PREVENT IT FALLING ALL THE WAY OUT. WH EN HE DID, IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT RIB AREA.
PUSHING WHEEL B5RROW LOADED WITH SAND
ROLLING SAND IN WHEELBARROW AND WHEELBARROW TRIED TO TURN OVER AND PULLED LEFT SIDE OF BACK.