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EE lost his balance on the truck step and fell backwards his foot got caught in the step injured his right knee.
Loading a 780 drill on the lowboy. After the drill was on the trailer, got out of the cab, closing the door & moving the mirror in on the drill, lost his grip & fell back wards on the ground. Hurt back, neck & elbow.
WORKING ON WASH TOWER, WHILE THROWING AWAY SCRAP METAL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, HURTING HIS BACK. EE WAS WELDING.
PULLING A STEEL PLATE FROM STEEL RACK FOR WELDING. WHILE PULLING PLATE FROM RACK, EE STEPPED SIDEWAYS TO TURN & HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. EE FELL ON HIS SIDE, RUPTURING HIS SPLEEN, (WHICH AT THE TIME WAS NOT KNOWN). UPON WAKENING SAT. HE REALIZED THAT HE WASN'T FEELING WELL. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & HAD SURGERY ON 1/25/03TO REMOVE HIS SPLEEN.