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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE TO QUIT FOR THE DAY. HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER OF THE MACHINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT BETWEEN RUNGS RESULTING IN TWISTING OF HIS RIGHT LE G.
CONTRARY TO ACCEPTABLE SAFETY PRACTICE A CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE A LIGHT PLANT MAST USING A COMEALONG. COMEALONG WAS NOT RIGGED PROPERLY TO RAISE MAST TO A VERTICAL POSITION. CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP OF LIGHT PLANT & ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE MAST INTO POSITION. MAST FELL STRIKING INDIVIDUALS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF RIGHT TIBIA @ ANKLE.
CONTRATOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A STEEL REINFORCING BAR RELATED TO CONTRACTOR'S INSTALLATION OF A SLURRY DIAPHRAGM WALL. THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT RING FNGER ON THE SHARP END OF THE BAR RE SULTING FROM THE BAR BEIGN CUT OFF TO THE REQUI RED LENGTH.
EE WAS INSTALLING GEOMEMBRANE LINER PANELS A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE PANEL FROM GROUND & IT BLEW INTO EE & KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND SUPERVISOR REPORTED EE REFUSED TREATMENT SAID HE WOULD BE O K EE WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK ON 09-12-92 BUT DID NOT REPORT FOR WORK NOR DID HE CONTACT HIS SUPERVISOR HE LEFT THE JOB SITE APARTMENT & WENT BACK TO MINNESOTA EE DID SEEK MEDICAL SERVICES 09-12
WHILE CUTTING LIMBS FROM FELLED TREE BRANCH AGAINST THOMPSON CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE,HE STUMBED AND CHAINSAW CUT HIS LEFT LEG BY KNEE.CREW TRANSPORTED HIM BY PICKUP TO RUSK COUNTY MEMO