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Employee stated they had a cut on left hand & thigh (doesn't know how they got there) and when cleaning the hopper on the sweeper with the non-potable water, water got into both cuts. Employee indicated that the non-potable water caused an infection.
The employee was conducting plant maintenance. The employee was pushing on lever to operate a gate door on screen 1. Lever would not move the gate due to debris around the gate. The employee pushed harder on the lever to get the gate to move. The employee felt a sharp pain in the lower back at the time the gate finally moved into the desired position.