I WAS PUTTING FOG LIGHTS ON THE WELDING TRUCK AND WHILE SQUATTING DOWN MY KNEE LOCKED UP. I COULD FEEL SOMETHING TEAR IN MY RIGHT KNEE. I CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/14/98. STATEMENT BY INJURED
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Showing all 9EE STATED HE WAS HOOKING UP AN AIR HOSE TO THE AIR COUPLING OF A 785 CAT ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELTA SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS DUE TO HIM BEING IN AN AKWARD POSITION.
ORIGINALLY CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE ON 2/6/98, DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2/17/98. ALLEDGES HE WAS STANDING AWKWARDLY FOR 2 HOURS. ALLEDGES HE REINJURED THE KNEE ON 8/24/ 98 WHILE SQUATTING. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY LETTER DATED 2/1/99 THAT WORKERS COMP CLAIM WAS RE-OPENED ON 1/25/99. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 1/27/99.
CLEANING TRACKS AT END OF SHIFT FOUND ROCK LAYING BETWEEN PUSHARM AND FINAL DRIVE.
WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT DIRT GOT INTO EYE.
DOING MECHANIC WORK ON DOZER FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO EYE.
LIFTED A PIECE OF METAL AND SPRAINED BACK.
WHILE CHECKING OIL LEVEL IN EQUIPMENT, FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO LEFT EYE.,
LEFT WRIST CAUGHT IN AUGER ON PRELL/POWDER TRUCK