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Lower back and left leg was having pain as employee was using the clutch in the water truck.
AN ACCIDENT CONTRIBUTING TO THE EMPLOYEE'S CONDITION IS UNKNOWN. EMPLOYEE OPERATED A VOLVO L220D RUBBER TIRED FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER IS EQUIPED WITH AIR SUSPENSION SEAT, A/C & ADJUSTABLE STEERING & OPERATING LEVER POSITIONS. 4 TO 8 HRS/WK EE WAS ASSIGNED MAINTENANCE DUTIES SUCH AS WELDING, MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO CONVEYORS, OIL & GREASE.
COWORKER & EE WERE PASSING EACH OTHER ON HAUL ROAD, EE WAS EMPTY & COWORKER WAS LOADED, ROCKS CAME OFF COWORKER'S TRUCK & BOUNCED OFF THE TIRES & HIT EE'S WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. EE HAD A FEW GLASS SPLINTERS IN HIS RT EYE. ANOTHER COWORKER TOOK HIM TO ER. GLASS SPLINTERS REMOVED & EE REC'D TETANUS SHOT & ANTIOBIOTIC EYE DROPS, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY NEXT DAY. FOLLOW UP APP
EE WAS TRYING TO START AN OUTBOARD MOTOR ON WORK SKIFF EQUIPED WITH MANUAL PULL CORD START. IN PROCESS, EE STRAINED LEFT WRIST.