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SPRAINED LEFT KNEE WHILE LEAVING DRESSING TRAILER.
WHILE STANDING ON A REEL OF 4160 CABLE THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND(APPR 5A) AND LANDED ON A PUMP.THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO PRESTOM MEMORIAL ER AND RELEASE WITH ALL X-RAYS READING NEGATIVE.THE EMPLOYEE LATER WENT TO MON GENERAL HOSPITAL ON 08-20-89 AND WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A SLIGHT FRACTURE.
WHEN STEPPING UP ONTO SCALES EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS L KNEE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UTIL 031589 AT WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED MINER SURGERY HE RETURNED TO HIS DUTIES AS A SCALEPERSON ON 031789
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE WET FRAME AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FT. BRUISING HIS RIB CAGE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO PRESTON MEMORIAL, TREATED A ND RELEASED. (ALL X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE).
ONE MAN WAS CUT7ING THE SUPPORT FRAME FROM THE SECOND DECK OF A DOUBLE DECK VIBRATING SCREEN-THE INJURED MAN WAS HOLDING TO THE TOP DECK OF THE SAME SCREEN AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE BOTTOM SUPPO RT TO BREAK IT 8OWN-THE BOTTOM FRAME LET GO-AND WENT DOWN SUDDENLY AND THE INJURED MAN COULD NOIT HOLD ON TO THE TOP FRAME AND FELL THROUGH THE BOTTOM FRAME TO THE LAUNDER-APPROXIMATELY 4' CU
WALKED OFF END 2F FLOOR GRATING BEING INSTALLED.
SLIPPED ON GRAT3NG WHILE PULLING ON HAND RAIL INJ KNEE TWIST.
INJURED WAS PUSHING A BOLT INTO THE ROOF WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ALONG #1 BELT AND SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING KNEE