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I NAME WAS ONE OF 3 PEOPLE WHO LIFTED A LOADER TIRE INTO THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK. HE FELT BACK PAIN LATER THAT DAY AT HOME AFTER HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AT 8 AM.
JERRY WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE BACK OF THE ONE TON INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SNOW .HE FELL ON HIS LOWER BACK AND POSTERIOR.
GLEN WAS ON TOP OF THE AIRSLIDE TIGHTENING BOLTS HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND GLEN FELL OFF AIRSLIDE ONTO THE GROUND KNOCKING HIMSELF OUT FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES UNTIL BRIAN DAY FOUND HIM
ED WAS LOADING THE LAST TIER OF 40 KG BAGS ON A PALLET ABOUT 5 FT OFF THE FLOOR WHILE SLINGING THE BAG UP INTO PLACE HE TWISTED HIS HAND WHILE HOLDING THE WEIGHT OF THE BAG THIS ACTION RESUL IN SPRAIN IN THE BACK PART OF HIS RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A SLURRY TANK HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A WELD BEAD AND HE BUMPED HIS KNEE UNDER THE KNEE CAP WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE KNEE WAS QUITE SWOLLEN A FEW DAYS LATER HIS ENTIRE LEG ABOVE AND BELOW THE KNEE WAS SWOLLEN EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN AND THROBBING WITH THE SWELLING MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS IS ACUTE PREPATELLAR BURSISTIS
HOLDING PIPE WITH HAND AND REACHED UP TO LOWER LENS ON HELMET.ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ARC BEFORE GETTING LENS LOWERED.EYE INJ BY FLASH BURN.
STANDING ON FLOOR USING 6\ CHEATER BAR TO BREAK BOLTS LOOSE.BAR SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION,EMPL FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR.
WORKING IN CLOSE QUARTERS WITH LIMITED ACESS. AREA TO TRY LIFTING INTO POSITION THE MOTOR AND BASE ONTO THE FREE FLOW PIPE UNDER THE SILO.
EE WAS LIFTING WITH BODY IN TWISTED POSITION & LIFTING WITH ARMS INSTEAD OF USING HIS LEGS TO LIFT.
WAS USING HAMMER & ALIGNING BAR TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES IN AIR SLIDE WHILE REASSEMBLING AIR SLIDE STRIKING ALIGNING BAR WITH HAMMER FOREUGN MATTER WENT EITHER UNDER OR THROUGH SIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES.