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Employee was doing maintenance on a material handling boom (rake) attachment for the utility loader the rake rolled and the corner struck the employees foot breaking bones in the employees right foot.
EE was driving forklift and suddenly felt something in his eye which he thought was an eyelash. After his shift he was home and looked closer and discovered a foreign object which caused irritation. EE went to the doctor and they removed object and gave him prescription eyedrops.
Employee was operating end loader in quarry and drove over rough area and jarred his back.
While driving front end loader back to plant, it fell into a hole jarring employee and bumping his head on cab. He was diagnosed as having a neck strain. Reporting due to presription medication.
After operating front end loader in quarry, Employee complained of back pain. Reported due to additional medical treatment & physical therapy.
While entering quarry with loader/ scraper the employee hit a hole, and bounced him hard causing a sharp pain in lower back.
WHILE RUNNING UTILITY LOADER AND HAUL TRUCK EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. THE PAIN PEAKED AFTER RUNNING THE LOADR IN THE QUARRY ON 9-17-03.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN FROM BOUNCING AROUND IN THE HAUL TRUCK WHILE HAULING SAND TO THE DUMP SITE. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ROUGH THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. REPORTING DUE TO CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
EE STRAINED HIS TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE (UPPER BACK) OPERATING A FRONTEND LOADER TO THE QUARRY. REPORTING DUE TO : THIS INJURY REQUIRED PHYSICALTHERAPY, ICE PACKS IBUPROFEN AND MODIFIED DUTY.
AFTER USING LOADER IN QUARRY, EMPLOYEE STARTED GETTING A SORE BACK. SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND A PAIN RELIEVER WAS PRESCRIBED.
EE DID NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED HIS NECK TO BECOME SORE AND STIFF. HE WAS PEROFRMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES-OPERATING FRONT END LOADER IN QUARRY.