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Employee was climbing into a rock truck when they felt something pop in lower left leg and had severe pain.
The Employee was changing a battery in a Caterpillar 992. EE had an associate holding the battery cover up and also had a prop under the battery cover. The associate let go of the cover to grab a wrench and the wind blew causing the battery cover to fall and strike right hand.
EE STATED THAT ON 5/7/02 HE NOTICED HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT WHILE HE WAS WORKING. HE SAID NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT COULD BE NOTED THAT CAUSED THE PAIN TO START, IT JUST STARTED HURTING & GRADUALL Y GOT WORSE. HE DIDN'T INFORM EMPLOYER OR ANYONEELSE. WORKED THRU FRI, WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK SAT & SUN BUT DIDN'T. WENT TO DR SUN. 5/12, WHO SAID IT WAS A PULLED MUSCLE & PRESCRIBED MEDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WARNINGS CAM ABOUT ABRUPTLY IN OUR VICINITY. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO FLEE FOR PROPER COVERAGE & PROTECTION FORM THE STORM. THE EE WAS IN A TRUCK W/2 OTHER EES WHE N A STRONG SURGE OF WIND BLEWTHEIR VEHICLE ABRUPTLY. EES DECIDED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN FOR SOME OTHER TYPE OF COVER. AN ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND CAME ALONG & PICKED THE EES UP AND C