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HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER. THE SCRAPER WAS SHIFTING HARD. THIS CAUSED HIS HEAD TO SNAP BACK AND HIT THE BACK WINDSHIELD. HE STARTED FEELING WEAK, SHAKEY, HIS ARMS WERE NUMB AND TIPS OF FINGER S COLD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT AREA WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN THE SEAT & CAUSE A BACK STRAIN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 4 DAYS.
MAINTENANCE.
TRAVELING NORTH ON ROAD LOST CONTROL OVERTURNED ON R SIDE NOT WEARING SEAT BELT
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICK UP TRUCK WITH ANOTHER MAN DRIVING. AS THEY DROVE THROUGH A HAUL ROAD CONSTRUCTION AREA HE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HARD HAT AGASIST THE CB ROOF. HE LATER FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.
I.NAME WAS HAUL3NG DIRT WITH A SCRAPER TO THE SPOIL PILE. HE LET THE PAN DOWN ON THE HAUL ROAD & PULLED HIS BACK. THE DR DIAGNOSED LUMBO SACIAL STRAIN. I.NAME AT FIRST REFUSED TO ALLOW FOREM AN TO TAKE HIM3TO DR. HE LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON HIS OWN.
I NAME IS A SCR5PER OPERATOR. THROUGH INATTENTIVENESS, HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS SCRAPER ON A CLEAR HAUL ROAD, FROZE HIS ACTIONS, TAKING NO PRECAUSTION TO CONTROL HIS MACHINE. THE SCRAPER TURNED OVER. HE WAS T5KEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK UP AND X RAYS AS A PRECAUTION.
I.NAME PARKED A3PICKUP TRUCK CROSSWAYS ON THE HAUL ROAD WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL PARK BRAKE SET AND ENGINE IDLING I.NAME EXITED THE TRUCK (HE WAS A PASSENGER) ON THE RT SIDE AS HE CROSSED 3N FRONT OF THE TRUCK IT STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK BUT HE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE TO AVOID FURTHER INJURY THE TRUCK CAME TO REST OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD PARTIALLY IN THE P