Employee was preparing to move the drill, which involves removing 18ft drill steel rods before the drill can be removed. Employee strained himself while lifting the drill steel, causing pain in his pelvic area, which has been confirmed to be a hernia.
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Showing all 4While lifting a roll of cord onto loader, EE pulled lower Back employee claims. He also advised this is pre-existing condition and he works another job. (approx 20 lbs)
While performing pre start-up insp. on machine, operator walked around catwalk on excavator (245 Cat), catwalk broke and operator fell 5' to the ground, landing on his back and hitting his head. Operator was wearing hard hat.
While repairing the cable trac on the Novamac drill, operator fell approximately 7' to the ground. Strap broke causing operator to lose his balance.