THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE EE UNTIL 2/6/01. EE WAS COMING DOWN A FIXED LADDER WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF LADDER & FELL BACKWARDS 2 FTFROM GROUND AND LANDED ON RIGHT HIP. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 2/6/01 WHEN EE STARTED TO HAVE BACK PAIN. AT THIS TIME INVESTIGATIONS IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WORK RELATED
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH PG&E OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY FOR FIVE YEARS AS A EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND HAS BEEN AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR 18 YEARS. EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT CARPAL TUNNEL SURGER Y TO HIS RIGHT HAND ON 1-09-01. AN INVESTIGATIONHAS BEEN STARTED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WORK RELATED AT THIS TIME.
A DRAGLINE BUCKET WAS LAID ON ITS SIDE TO BE WELDED ON; EMPLOYEE MOVED THE BUCKET CHAINS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE BENT OVER TO ENTER THE BUCKET WORK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A NUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT WITH ANIMPACT WRENCH. THE NUT DISLODGED FROM A FIXED BAR, THE BOLT AND NUT TURNED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE 'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF BETWEEN THE NAIL BED AND THE FIRST KNUCKLE.
EE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE OFFICE TRAILER AND STEPPED ONTO THE PLATFORM. HE STARTED TO CLOSE DOOR AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, FEET FIRST. THE EE HIT HIS HEAD, RIGHT ELBOW AND R IGHT RIBS ON THE BACK ON THE WOODEN STAIRS.