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54736YEE WAS PACKING HI-STRENGTH MASONRY CEMENT ON #2 PACKING MACHINE.A BAG WENT ONTO THE CHAIN BELT AND BOUNCED UP HITTING MAN'S RIGHT FOOT.THE NEXT BAG CAME ALONG AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG.
OPERATING 977 TRAX,EMPL TURNED HEAD TO START BACKING,FELT PAIN IN NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BLOCKED DISCHARGE CHUTE OF EAST CLINKER ELEVATOR. WHEN ELEVATOR WAS STARTED THE VIBRATION SHOOK DUST OFF THE RAFTER. EMPLOYEE WAS PRESPIRED AND THE DIRT GOT ON HIS FACE . HE BATHED BUTHAD A RASH AND SORENESS.
EMPL GUIDING LOADER OPERATOR TO HOOK UP PORTABLE COMPRESSOR TO HITCH ON BACK OF LOADER.HITCH PIN AND COMPRESSOR WERE OFF ALIGNMENT BY FRACTION OF INCH.WHILE HOLDING PIN UP ON HITCH,EMPL TOLD L OADER OPER TO MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE BIT AND EMPL FINGER TIP WAS PINCHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH IDUSTRIAL VACUUM TRUCK REMOVING MATERIAL IN AIR SLIDE PIT AND LEVEL BOX OF HOMOGENIZING TANKS. AT THE END OF THE DAY HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS TELLING FORKLIFT OPERATOR WHERE TO PUT TWO PALLETS OF CEMENT. FORKLIFT OPERATPR THOUGHT EMPLOYEE WALKED AWAY. DI DNOT CHECK AND BACKED HIS REAR TIRE INTO THE SIDE OF THE EMPLOYE ES LEFT FOOT.
WHILE DRIVING QUARRY TRUCK, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS BACK NEAR THE KIDNEY AREA. HE REPORTED THAT THE BOUNCING AND SHIFTING CAUSED DISCOMFORT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTRO ON HIS OWN, AND AN INF ECTION OR KIDNEY STONES WAS SUSPECTED; HOWEVER, TEST RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE.
AS A ROCK TRUCK3WAS DUMPING A LOAD EMPLOYEE WAS GOING AROUND THE ROCK PILE IN H IS RUBBER TIRED LOADER A ROCK APPROX.4INX6IN BOUNCED OFF PILE & BROKE THRU THE LOWER FLOOR LEVEL WINDOWPANE STRI KING HIS LEFT F2OT INSTEP