July 18, 1988
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Spencer & Haley Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING CONC. SLAB AND WALL WITH LARG AIR HAMMER. CONCRETE BROKE AWAY AIR HAMMER DESCENDED. EMPLOYEE STRAIGHTENED UP TO MAINTAIN BALANCE AND CONTROL OF AIR HAMMER. NO INJURY WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME, BUT APPARENTLY, PULLED MUSCLE BEHIND KNEE. WALKING WAS PAINFUL THE NEXT MORNING. 2 1/2 DAYS REST RELIEVED PAIN.