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The employee slipped on a sidewalk, striking his elbow. An initial medical examination showed no injuries and he was only given work restrictions for the remainder of the day. Months later, pain STARTED in his shoulder. An MRI in July 2014 showed AC degeneration and tendonitis in the right shoulder.
While walking on flat ground, the employee felt a sharp pain in his foot. After a day, the pain didn't go away so he sought medical attention. The nurse practitioner's best guess is that his left foot was sprained or that there may be a stress fracture. The x-ray did not show any damage to the bone.
The employee was stepping off of a Gradeall onto a rocky surface and suffered a sprain to her lower leg.