THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WEEDS AROUND PIPING WITH WEEDEATER. HE MOVED BACKWARDS AND STEPPED IN OPEN WELL HOLE WHERE SURFACE PLUG WAS BROKEN. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON HIS BACK AND TWIST HIS A NKLE AT THE SAME TIME.
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AT WELL LOCATION AND WAS WALKING TO WELL, SLIPPED ON ICY GROUND. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG FOR PAIN AND SWELLING.
OPERATOR WAS JUMP STARTING TRACTOR TRAILER AND WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF TRUCK,HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON PAVEMENT.OPERATOR SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE FELL.NOTE:STEPS ON TRUCK WERE WET DUE TO MO RNING FOG.
SLIPPED IN BED OF PICKUP WHILE MOVING HEAVY DRUM HIT KNEE ON TRUCK BED.
SLIPPED ON ICE AT DOOR TO MAINTENANCE AREA. FLUID ON ELBOW WAS DRAINED. EMPL. DID NOT INFORM COMPANY OF TYPE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. EMPL. INTENDS TO RETURN FOR FURTHER DRAINING OF INJURY 3 /14/88.