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Employee complained of pain in right hand/wrist/arm rendering ee unable to perform duties. Employee attributed cause of pain to filling, lifting and handling 50lb bags of processed shell product.
Employee resigned on 07/14/2017. Company received mailed notice on 9/13/2017 that employee is claiming cumulative injury to both shoulders and upper extremities. The exact nature and cause of alleged injury is unknown. No report of injury was made prior to resignation.
Employee was shrink-wrapping a pallet of bags by pulling a shrink-wrap roll around the pallet. As employee bent down to wrap the bottom part of the pallet, he felt a pain in his lower back. No excessive pushing or pulling occurred, injury occurred while bending over. Employee was diagnosed with a lumbosacral back strain.
Employee unloading pallets of sacks from enclosed van. Employee assisting another in turning the pallet by hand. While the pallet was being turned, it rocked and smashed employees' hand between the sacks and the wall of the van. Employee suffered crush injury to right hand.
While lifting metal plate, twisted inadvertently and strained back.
While repairing dredge pump drive unit, EE's hand became pinched in the drive belt. The unit was not operating, but tension of belt broke his little (pinky) finger on his left hand.
While descending vertical ladder to silos, lost grip on ladder and fell until arm jammed in rungs of ladder.
EE slipped off a walkway, leg was caught between walkway.
GRABBED A FAN THAT WAS FALLING, SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHEST AGAINST STEEL FRAME.
Repetative motion from gripping and sacking 50# bags of Oyster shell.
REPETITIVE MOTION FROM LIFTING A SHOVEL & 50# SACKS