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LOADING STEEL (SHEET METAL) INTO SCOOUT TRUCK PUTTING LAST PIECE INTO TRUCK LEG HIT THE HITCH ON TRUCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON TOP OF HIS LOWER LEGS AND FE ET.
BRAKE LINE ON QUARRY TRUCK MESSED UP. BROUGHT TOTHE SHOP TO GET FIXED. STEPPING DOWN OFF TRUCK FELT SOMETHING PULL A MUSCLE IN BACK. SAYS HE DIDN'T SLIP, FALL OR ANYTHING.
EMPLOYEES WERE STRIPPING ABOVE QUARRY.INJURED DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.HE PULLED UP NEXT TO OTHER EMPLOYEE OR NEAR FOR HAND SIGNAL STEP OUT ON DOZER BLADE ARM AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND.LANDING ON HIS ELBOW AND JAMMED HIS SHOULDER(LEFT).
WALKING FROM OFFICE TO SHOP AREA, STEP ON LARGE ROCK & IT CAUSE HER TO FALL ON HER RIGHT LEG, ANKLE SWELLED UP.
USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A #6 SCREEN CONVEYOR BELT WAS IN A BEND OVER POSITION WHEN FINISHED CUTTING THRU BELT, LOST BALANCE AND CAUGHT ON THE HAND RAIL WITH KNIFE IN HAND AND FELL AGAINST K NIFE AND CUT UPPER SIDE OF RIGHT LEG.
EMPLS WERE TAKING PIECE OF STEEL UP STAIR TO SCREEN. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE & IT SWELL HE HAD TO H AVE FLUID DRAINED OFF IT MONDAY 9/19/88. HE HAD SURGURY ON THIS KNEE WHEN HE WAS 24 YRS OLD & HE HAS TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED OFF IT EVER SO OFTEN.
WAS GREASING UP1ER PART OF LOADER STEP ONTO LOADER TIRE AND JUMPED TO GROUND.HE DIDN'T HIT THE GROUND WITH HIS BODY.JUST SPRANG UP FROM THE JUMP AND WALK ON TO OFFICE.LATER WHEN HE STARTED TO GET BACK ON LO5DER FELT A PINCH IN FOOT. LATER IN DAY FOOT SWELLED AND WAS HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WALKING. BROKE TOP TOE BONE ON RIGHT FOOT.
HAD WENT TO PLA3T TO GET MECHANIC TO WORK ON TRUCK.WALKING BACK FROM PLANT AND JUMP DITCH THAT HAD BEEN DUG OUT FOR WATER TO DRAIN.HUNG FOOT ON CABLE AND FELL TO GROUND ON RIGHT HAND (RING FIN GER).JAM FINGER3INTO HAND.CAUSED MUSCLES OR TENDONS IN HAND TO GET INFECTED.
PUTTING FUEL IN3LOADER; FEET SLIPPED AND HIS FOOT WENT INTO ENGINE.FAN CHIPPED BONE ON LEFT ANKLE.NO CUTS.PIECE OF BONE CHIPPED LOOSE FROM ANKLE-HAD TO WEAR CAST.LOADER HAD BROKE DOWN.THEY HA D JUST FINISHED3STARTING LOADER TO SEE IF IT RAN.HE CLIMBED OUT OF LOADER AND WAS WALKING AROUND EDGE OF CAB TO FUEL TANK TO FUEL UP.