EMPLOYEES WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON SCREEN PLANT AND INJURED EE JUST FELT HIS BACK SNAP. ALL EE DID WAS TURN, WAS NOT LIFTING OR PUSHING ANYTHING.
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Showing all 5EE WAS OPERATING A 988B LOADER WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA. HE CLIMBED DOWN, BUT WENT BACK UP TO TURN LOADER OFF. BY THE TIME HE FINISHED, FLAMES WERE CLOSE TO THE CAB AND HE JUMPE D DOWN INSTEAD OF CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER.
EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOOR ON LOADER LEADING TO PLACE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID-THE DOOR WAS STUCK. HE PULLED HARD ON IT AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LEFT NECK/SHOULDER AREA. CAME TO WORK THE NE XT DAY AND WAS IN VEY BAD PAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. CANNOT WORK AT THIS POINT-TOO PAINFUL.
LOADER OPERATOR WAS GREASING BUCKET ARMS AND FELL FROM LOADER TO GROUND. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.
WORKING WITH OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO CHANGE JAW DIE. LIFTED SOMETHING, FELT SOMETHING IN BACK. GOT WORSE AND MORE PAINFUL AS TIME WENT BY.