He fell backwards walking up stairs into a storage room about 4ft high. There are hand rails present. He claimed he hurt his leg and could not move it. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance and they released him about an hour later. The hospital said he would be able to return back to work 8/30/2013
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August 26, 2013
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & R LLC · Fall down stairs
December 20, 2008
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & R LLC · Fall onto or against objects
Individual was getting out of truck, dropped his lunch box, went to catch it and caught hand between steps of truck - fractured hand
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