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AFTER FUELING 46 DOZER THE INJURED STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN HE PUT HIS FULL WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT THE LOOSE DIRT GAVE WAY AND HE TWISTED AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR HIS SHIFT, HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO DRAGLINE WHEN A GLASS CONTAINER HE WAS USING FOR DRINKING STRUCK THE METAL TRACK AND BROKE IN HIS HAND. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON TH E LEFT HAND FOREFINGER ON TOP OF KNUCKLE THAT REQURIED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
INJ RAISING ENG3NE COMPARTMENT HOOD TO CHECK ENGINE OIL.WHEN FINISHED HE COUGHED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF A COULD HE HAD.AFTER COUGHING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PERFORMIN1 HIS DUTIES AS AN OILER THE INJURED WAS OPENING THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT OF A DRAGLINE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLOOR AND TURNED THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS BODY TO PULL THE DOOR O1EN WITHOUT REPOSIONING HIS FEET. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE CHANGING A DRAG CABLE THE INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK PAIN PERSISTED UNTIL 8-1-85 WHEN A DOCTOR PUT HIM OFF WORK
WHILE HELPING TO SET A 2ND SAFETY SUPPORT ON THE PARON OF A TS-24-B SCRAPER THE 1ST SUPPORT A 6\6" R/R TIE BECAME DISLODGED BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF APRON WAS REMOVED & FELL ON THE INJURED MA NS LEFT OUTSIDE FOOT. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEFT LITTLE TOE.
WHILE HELPING TO PUSH 6" WATER PUMP INTO POSITION THE INJURED APPRENTLY SUFFERED A HERNOIA WHICH DID NOT SLOW UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WAS FIRST .