January 5, 2015
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Acme Brick · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Associate was fueling dozer, fuel nozzle started to slip from the machine and associate reached for hose and hopped down to the ground (32"). He landed on a small hump of dirt causing a dislocation of the left ankle and a compound fracture of the lower leg bones. Surgery was performed on 1/6/15 and a no weight restriction was placed on associate for eight weeks.