EE WAS WORKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A WASP FLEW BY HIM. HE TRIED TO WAVE THE WASP AWAY WHEN IT STUNG HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND. INITIALLY, THE EE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEE, BUT IT WAS A WASP WHI CH HE FOUND OUT LATER HE WAS ALLERGIC TO. HIS HAND WAS SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN THAT EVENING AND INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PERIOD OF 24 HOURS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE DAY FOR OBSERVATION.
EE WENT TO SEE DR. TO GO VOER EMG RESULTS WHICH WERE FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY. EE ALLEGEDLY CLAIMS THAT WHEN GOING BACK TO REGULAR DUTY, HE AGGRAVATED A PRIOR INJURY. HE WAS SENT TO DR. FOR AND EMG AND CAR. DR. PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY 6-13-00. PRIOR TO THIS, THE EE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY FORM HIS PRIOR INJURY AND HAD BEEN WORKING HIS REGULAR WORK DUTY AND HOURS.
EE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE GENERATOR TRAILER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE 2ND STEP HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST A LOADER BUCKET. EE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION & A NECK SPRAIN