The equipment operator's back was strained by repeated bouncing in the equipment's seat while driving over rough roads.
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Showing all 3Operator was traveling to the material stockpile in a loader. The road surface was uneven and as he traveled through a rough spot, he was jostled in the cab and felt discomfort in his lower back.
Employee reporting pain in lower back and right leg began in July and got progressively worse. He operates a loader in a waste storage area with uneven digging conditions.