Employee was attempting to lift the end of a office desk and pulled a muscle in the left arm. Lifting item.
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Builders Choice Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects
September 26, 2022
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Builders Choice Aggregates · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was pulling chain onto dredge pontoon for repair. Chain got caught on a bolt head of pontoon access panel. When chain popped free, the resulting slack caused employee to slip backwards into the hand railing of the steps built over the lift winch.
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