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WHILE DRIVING A BACK DUMP TRUCK HE CLAIMS THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A ROUGHT SPOT IN THE ROAD.
HE CLAIMS THAT THE BED OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING CAME DOWN FAST AND HIT SO HARD THAT THE SHOCK RESULTED IN A STRAINED NECK AND BACK.
HE WAS DRIVING A 776 BACK DUMP. AS HE TURNED A CURVE THE HITCH BROKE AND THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN MOVEMENT THAT HE ALLEGES RESULTED IN A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS NECK AND BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN SHOT MATERIAL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK.HE APPEARS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS NECK.AN INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVENT THAT O CCURRED THAT RESULTED IN HIS SYMPTOMS. THE CONDITION WAS INITIALLY CONSIDERED TO BE A NON-WORK REALTED ILLNESS.THE EMPLOYEE HAS STATED THAT HE HAD ARTHRITIS AND THIS MAY WELL BE AN OCCUATIONA
I.NAME DRIVING BACK DUMP AWAY FROM DUMP AREA.THOUGHT AIR CONDITIONER NOT BLOWING ENOUGH AIR.STUCK HAND INTO VENT AND STARTED TO REMOVE RAG FROM VENT BUT TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER CONTACTED SQUIRREL CAGE BLOWER FAN -LACERATION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A LARGE ROCK INTO TRUCK WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF LOADER TO RISE UP. THE ROCK SHIFTED AGAIN CAUSING THE LOADER TO DROP SUDDENLY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BUMP HEAD ON CAB ROOF AS HE WAS THROWN UP OUT OF HIS SEAT. THIS RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION.