Employee was washing underneath a conveyor and was bending down. When the employee stood up, he turned and felt a strain on his right knee. Employee was diagnosed with a strained/sprained right knee.
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Showing all 3Loader operator stood up from off his seat to speak with a supervisor. Operator claims he felt a "POP" to his right knee. Returned to his cab when conversation was over and continued to operate his vehicle. Realized something was wrong when operator could no longer press down on the vehicle throttle controls.
POSSIBLE RECURRING BACK INJURY FROM 1996 ACCIDENT LOWER BACK PAIN UNKNOWN CAUSE.