EE BENT OVER TO ADJUST A BAG ON THE PALLET, JUST AS ANOTHER 50# BAG WAS FALLING OFF THE BELT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THIS BAG. IT FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE TOP OF THE MID DLE FINGER. EE WORKED HIS FULL SHIFT PACKING BAGGED STONE 5/2 AND 5/3. REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR BY PHONE 5/6 THAT HE VISITED ER OVER WKEND TO HAVE SWOLLEN FINGER DRAINED OF PUS.
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May 2, 1996
MD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Lime Crest Corp · Struck by falling object
Lime Crest Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS REACHING BACK FOR A BAG AND CAUGHT RT INDEX FINGER IN GAP BETWEEN TAKE AWAY BELT AND SLIDE TABLE.
February 7, 1994
NJ · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Lime Crest Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING COMPANY VEHICLE & REACHED ACROSS THE FRONT SEAT (TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE) AT WHICH POINT HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK
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