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CHESTER AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WELDER WAS CONTRACTED TO REPAIR THE PAN OF CAT 633 MOTOR SCRAPER THE PAN WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE STRAIGHTENED CHESTER HAD CUT THE GUSSETS FROM UNDER THE PAN AND HAD PLACED ANGLE IRON ON THE PAN AND WEDGED IT AGAINST THE GOOSE NECK INAN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE PAN HE STARTED THIS PROCEDURE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAN AND HAD MOVED THE ANGLE IRON TO T
WORKING NEXT TO3ANOTHER EMPL WHO WAS GRINDING AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.COULDNT GET OUT,STILL BOTHERING HIM FOLLOWING DAY WENT TO DR -GIVEN RX IN CASE OF INFECTION.
HE NEEDED HIS P2CKET KNIFE AT WORK AND WHEN HE OPENED IT IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING STITCHES.
HE HIT HIS RIGH7 HAND ON THE CRUSHER WHEN HE WAS WORKING AROUND IT. 12-11-85 HE WENT FOR TREARTMENT BECUASE HIS ELBOW WAS BOTHERING HIM AND HAD A KNOT ON IT. WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.
HE WAS WELDING 5ND THOUGHT HE HAD BURNED HIS EYES. ON SAT. STILL BOTHERING HIM SO WENT TO DOCTOR AND THEY FOUND A PIECE OF MEATAL IN LEFT EYE. GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.
HE SLIPPED GETT3NG OUT OF HIS TRUCK EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL WEDS. WHEN HE WAS SORE ALL OVER. MUSLCE STRAIN. GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.
THE GROUND WAS FROZEN AND ICY AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS KNEES.
ON 1-3-85 HE REP ORTED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. HE DID NOT GO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-8-85. DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO COME BACK IN A WEEK. ON 1-15 HE DID NOT COME TO WORK BECAUSE HE HAD THE FLU AND HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM. ON 1-17 HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TRACTION AND WAS RELEASED ON 1-22 AND REFERRED TO AN
HE WAS SHOVELING OUT THE BELT AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCK AND FELL DOWN AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. RETURNED MONDAY 7-2-84 ON RESTRICTED DUTY. CAN SIT AT THE CRUSHER BUT NO LIFTING. RECHECK FRIDA Y. WE NOW HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT HE IS TO WEAR A BRACE ON HIS KNEE. IS STILL WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTY.