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EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HAND PUMP ON BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK PUMP SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND & FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND HIS HAND WAS BETWEEN THE PUMP & TAILGATE OF PICKUP TRUCK
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SAMPLE BAG OF COAL WEIGHTING APPROX 40 POUNDS WHEN EH FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK. PAIN GOT PROGRESSIVLY WORSE OVER NEXT FEW HOURS.
LIFTING SAMPLE BAG SHARP PAIN ACROSS NECK AND SHOULDER
WHILE LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT, HE RUPTURED AN INTESTINE.
THE DOZER HAS BEEN HEATING UP AND THE OEPRATOR DECIDED TO CHECK THE WATER LEVEL. HE LOOSENED THE CAP AND ALLOWED PRESSURE TO BE REMOVED FOR APPROX. 1 MINUTE. HE RECHECKED THE CAP AND FELT NO PRESSURE BUT HWNE HE LOOSENED THE CAP FURTHER THERE APPARENTLY WAS STILL SOME BUILT UP PRESSURE. THE CAP BLEW AND HE WAS HIT BY HOT WATER AND WAS BURNED.