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Employee was walking down a sloped walkway and stepped with his left foot on the horizontal portion and turned to his right spraining left ankle.
Employee was desending stairway after sampling and sealing railcar. He turned to go back up stairway to get sample bags he forgot. Feet slipped off stair and employee fell two or three steps before catching himself. Employee suffered broken right ankle and heel and brusing to base of left toes.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER FOREMAN MOVE MOBILE FUEL TANK WHEN THE WHEEL BECAME WEDGED ON A BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO CONCRETE ON RIGHT HIP & RIGHT ARM, KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF WITH A WHIPLASH EFFECT. WENT TO DOCTOR 7-28-05, HAD CT ON 7-29-05. DR PRESCRIBED RX FOR PAIN.
IE USED SHOVEL TO SCRAPE MATERIAL BUILDUP OFF RETURN IDLER. IT APPEARED THAT THE SHOVEL CAUGHT BETWEEN THE UP TURNING IDLER & THE ANGLE GUARD THE SHOVEL HANDLE CAME UP QUICKLY HITTING INJ ON CHIN INJ DROPPED SHOVEL & FELL APPROX 6-8 FT AWAY. IT APPEARED THAT HE BIT TONGUE WHEN HIT IN CHIN