WHILE WORKING AT THE BAGGER, THE FILM FINISHED. WHILE CHANGING FILM ROLL HE FELT RIGHT FOREARM HURT, EXPERIENCED SLIGHT SWELLING AND SORENESS. HE CALLED AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT. EE WAS SENT HOME WITH A FOLLOW UP WITH THE DOCTOR ON 7-2-01.
EE WAS STACKING 50# BOXES ON A PALLET. HE JUST STARTED THE PALLET SO HE WAS STACKING THE BOXES AT FLOOR LEVEL. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS BACKBELT .
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING THE FLUID BED DRYER WITH SCRAPER WHILE SQUATING DOWN, TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE PICKING ORDERS FOR THE PET DIVISION, EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 50# BOX OFF THE PALLET AT GROUND LEVEL. WHEN HE LIFTED THE BOX HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BOXES ON LINE 3. HE STATEDWHILE TWISTING HE SNEEZED AND GOT SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. THE PAIN WENT AWAY WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THE INITIAL INJURY OCCURRED 0N 2-14-00. IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL HE FELT THE SAME PAIN ON 2-15 WHILE DUMPING A BAG.