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March 22, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving a 50 gallon drum of vinyl when they sprained their right shoulder.

January 29, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While employee was moving 55 gallon drum of Vinyl. Employee pinched a finger between 2 drums.

October 3, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Struck against stationary object

There was spilled Green Sand on pallet. Employee wiped the green sand off of the pallet with hand.

March 22, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stacking bagged material on a pallet and palletizing the pallet. Employee states low back pain.

October 18, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western States Wholesale · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using a wrench to loosen a bolt. While wrenching the bolt ee lost balance and fell causing a knee strain.

April 19, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was filling a sand bag when a bad bag broke and hot sand hit arm causing a 1st aide irritation.

March 24, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Struck against stationary object

Employee was replacing tube to a nozzle for our sand blending system and had cut arm on the metal bracket while replacing the tube.

May 16, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western States Wholesale · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using hand tools, a 12" bar and a hammer to dislodge a piece of angle iron from a structure. As the angle iron was dislodged EE's finger was pinched between the bar and the ground.

April 17, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was leaning over to retrieve a rope to get levels from the silos, causing mid back pain

February 5, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the silo ladder, his footing slipped and he scraped his back on the ladder cage.

August 26, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Western States Wholesale · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee did not keep a safe distance from a welding torch

August 27, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stacking 50# bags of our product #16 Blastoff (sand) onto a pallet. While adjusting the under layer of bags he felt a pop in his left wrist.

April 12, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Wholesale · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Repetitive movement. Employee was stacking 100 lb sacks of Pool Sand when he felt pain in his right wrist and elbow. Employee was diagnosed with tennis elbow and ganglion cyst wrist.

December 19, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western States Wholesale · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working with a socket wrench, his hand slipped, causing a sprained wrist.

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