After starting the blade the employee stepped on the tire to get down. The tire was covered with frost & his foot slipped. He fell & landed on his hands, which jammed his elbow. He felt that everything was fine at the time but the elbow got worse. He sought medical treatment on 02/13/2009. An x-ray revealed that the end of his elbow had a small fracture.
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February 9, 2009
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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Spirit Minerals LP · Fall from machine
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