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EE WAS DIGGING OVERBURDEN AT LOWER SCRAPER PIT WHEN HE CAUGHT A ROCK AND BOUNCED THE SCRAPER, JARRING HIS BAKC AND RIBS, AND STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON STEERING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WITH THE SCRAPER. THE JAMMING ACTION CAUSED HIM TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1/19/04. FIRST DAY AFTER EMPLOYEE COULD SEE A DOC TOR.
DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/03/04 - EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY OFF WORK. Employee was pushing mud out of shop with forklift scraper when scraper hit floor rails and stopped suddenly, causing employee to jam his shoulder.
EE'S LEFT SHOULDER HAS BEEN HURTING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. TODAY HE WENT TO DR SISK WHO GAVE HIM AN INJECTION OF CORTIZONE AND REQUESTED THAT EE BE ASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR TEN DAYS.