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While using exterior water cannon on water truck, employee states that the water truck lurched and went into a ditch. Employee held on to truck and injured his rib after truck came to rest. Injuries reslulted in a fractured rib with no other internal issues.
WHILE DRIVING UP TO THE LEACH PAD, PICKUP TRUCK TURNED RIGHT & HIT SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DRIVER BOUNCED AROUND, AND FELT LT DOOR ARM REST HIT HIS SIDE. INITIALLY THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT & HE SAW A DR. ON DEC.10TH. INDIVIDUAL HAD STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE LEACH PAD ROAD, THE PICKUP TRUCK HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE EE'S UPPER AND LOWER JAW TO STRIKE AGAINST EACH OTHER CHIPPING AND CRACKING THE RIGHT INCISOR TOOT H.
OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO PUT AIR CONDITIONER DIRECTIONAL COVER BACK IN PLACE AT THE SAME TIME AS HE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER. THE COVER SLIPPED & HIS LEFT HAND ENTERED THE OPENING. HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SQUIRREL CAGE FAN, LACERATING THE FINGERPRINT PORTION OF THE FINGER & ALSO RESULTING IN AN OPEN DISTAL TUFT FRACTURE ON THE END OF THE FINGER.