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WITH DUMP OF TRUCK IN A RAISED POSITION, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT TRUCK BED BY POUNDING ON THE GATE OF TRUCK. MATERIAL FROM THE BED OF TRUCK LOOSENED AND CORAL DUST ENTERED LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE, A QUARRY TRUCK DRIVER, HAD BACKED UP THE MACK TRACTOR TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TO DUMP A LOAD OF CORAL INTO HOPPER. EMPLOYEE, WHILE SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, TURNED BACK TO CHEC K WITH THE CRUSHER OPERATOR AND TO CHECK THAT EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHECT, SHOULDER AND NECK AREAS.
EMPL DROVE TRUCK LOADED WITH COAL TO AUTO SPRINKLER AT QUARRY ENTRANCE.SPRINKLER SYSTEM FAILED AND EMPL GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO STRAIGHTEN HOSE-AREA WAS WET AND MUDDY.GETTING BACK INTO TRUCK CAB,E MPL SLIPPED ON 2ND STEP AND FELL TO GROUNDLANDING ON LEFT HIT AND LEFT ELBOW.
WHILE CLIMBING ONTO D-9 DOZER, ON TRACKS OF DOZER USING HAND RAIL, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS AND EMPLOYEE\S WEIGHT SHIFTED TO RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE HUNG ONTO HAND RAIL. EMPLOYEE ALSO HIT R IGHT ELBOW ON THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER AT THE SPRINKLER STATION AT QUARRY ENTRANCE AFTER WASHING DOWN THE LOADER HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER RUNG AND HUNG ONTO THE LADDER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING WEIGHT OF BODY TO PULL ON RIGHT SHOULDER WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A STRAIN HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A TEAR OF THE ROATTOR CUFF SURGICAL REPAIR 121583