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July 8, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Grimes Rock Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had a injury on 7/19/07 and came back on 7/26/07. He worked from 7/26/07-4/17/08. EE has not been to work since 4/17/08 from the original injury that occured.The EE notified staff on 7/8/08 about a new injury the EE stated occured within 7/19/07-4/17/08.EE stated he has pain in both hands, forearms but more pain in the right hand.

January 19, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Grimes Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

Grinding a piece of metal on a windy day.

July 19, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Grimes Rock Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee stated that he started to feel sensation in his thumb and fingers. A few weeks later this tingling started turning into pain in his neck and shoulder. The pain was moderate but constant.

June 16, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Grimes Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

The employee was cutting a piece of metal on a windy day and he thought that he got a piece of metal in his right eye, but it ended up being a rock in his right eye. Employee went to an urgent care facility and they flushed his eye and removed the rock. Doctors noted no damage was done and no other conditions that would delay patient's recovery.

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