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Employee reached down to floor to get seat belt. Back started to burn. Worsend as day progressed.
While working on a contractor's truck, employee was pulling on chain that was fastened to tailgate. Tailgate came loose. Finger got caught between tailgate and chain.
Operating a front end loader. Went in to get a bucket full at bottom of shot. Hit a real hard spot. Loader just stopped. Pain started in lower back area and down left leg.
Slipped on ice, leg struck stone. laceration to right leg.
After helping welder on cone crusher...later when went home eyes started watering and felt scratchy. Went to optician - mild flash burns to eyes.
Half straddled, half bent to move a 10" piece of channel. Never actually moved it. Reached out to move it and felt back pop. Sharp pain moved down right leg. Pain worsend as day progressed.
Was greasing sand belt when belt started moving. Flipped off feet. Grabbed cable and held on until belt was stopped. Did not seek medical treatment until 10-15-04 due to soreness. Feeling better at this time.
LOOSENING DRAIN PLUG ON 980G LOADER WHEN PLUG BROKE LOOSE ELBOW HIT PART OF THE FRAME OF THE LOADER
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A HOSE. AS HE STRAIGHTENED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.