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INJURED WAS CLEARING AND CUTTING TREES ON WORK AREA WHEN A DEAD LIMB FELL OUT OF TREE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BRUISING HIS SHOULDER.
DRILLING HOLES BOLT USED TO LOCKDOWN TOO LONE CAUGHT SLEEVE OF COVERALL RESULT IN TWISTING FOREARM
I NAME WAS OPERATING DOZER AND ALLEDGEDLY RAN OVER SOME BIG ROCKS CAUSING DOZER FRONT TO REAR UP AND SHOOK HIM UP CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAIN. ACCORDING TO HIS FOREMAN HE WAS WORKING 3RD SHIF T WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND MENTIONED IT A WEEK LATER.
OPER DOZER WNT OVER HUMP AND BACK END OF DOZER DROPPED DOWN CAUSING HIM TO FLY UP AND STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAISNT TOP OF DOZER. HE WAS NOT USING HIS SEAT BELT THIS CAUSED NECK INJ.
DOZER WAS PULLING UP TREES AND EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR DOZER WHEN TREE GAVE WAY SUDDENLY AND BRANCH STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF LEG.HE SAID HE DID NOT NEED YO GO TO DR.AND NEVER NOTIFIED ANYONE THAT HE HAD SEEN ONE.WE FOUND OUT AFTER RECEIVING BILL FROM PHYSICIAN 02-25-89.
WAS ASSISTING CLEARING CREW WITH SOME TREES AND THE POWER SAW THREW SAWDUST IN HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE CUT DOWN TREE WHICH RELEASED ANOTHER TREE LODGED IN THE TREE BEING CUT, THIS LODGED TREE FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SIDE