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THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 3-17-92. EMPLOYEE DID NTO WANT TO GO TO DR AT THIS TIME. BUT SHOULDER GOT TO BOTHERING HIM AND DECIDED TO GO TO DR. TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. DR VISIT 5-5-92 WO RK 55-92. EMPLOEYE SLIPPED OFF OF CPB0315PICKERWHEN COMPING OFF PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AFTER SERVICING.
EE WAS CARRYING TYPEWRITER TRIPPED OVER BOX OF COMPUTER PAPER AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR. THAT TRINE BUT KNEE GOT TO BOTHERING HER ON 4-15-91 AND WAS TALK TO DR FOR TREATME NT.
DRIVER'S TRUCK WAS DUMPING WHEN IT GOT STUCK ON THE WAST FILL DUMP. THE WAST MATERIAL IS WET AND CREATES A SOFTER SURFACE. THE DRIVER CLIMBED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WAS WALKING BESIDE THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FILL EMBANKMENT. MATERIAL NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FILL HAD SLID WHILE DUMPING, CONTRIBUTED TO UNEVEN GROUND AND SLOPE WHICH ALLOWED DRIVER TO FALL DOWN THE FILL.
WALKING DOWN HILL 2 FT GULLEY GROUNDGAVE AWAY.
EMPL STEPPED OUT OF 777 CAT TRUCK CAB ONTO WALKWAY. SHE HAD LEFT HAND ON ARMREST OF DRIVERS DOOR & SPRAY BOTTLE IN RIGHT HAND. DOOR OPENED EASIER THAN EXPECTED. SHE WENT THROUGH SPACE BETWEEN DOOR & HANDRAIL & FELL TO GROUND BREAKING RIGHT ANKLE. FIRST DR SAID ANKLE WAS SPRAINED. TEN DAYS LATER SECOND DR SAID BONE WAS BROKEN.
CLEANING BRIDGED MATERIAL ON LID CONE CRUSHER AND WHEN FINISHED JUMPED DOWN FROM SCREEN DECK LANDING ON ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT TWISTING RT KNEE.
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM ON 10-18-89 INJURED BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOME PIPE AND FELT HIS KNEE POP.HE DID NOT TURN IT IN BECAUSE HE THOUGH IT WAS OK.ON 10-19-89 9:00AM HE CAME TO (NAME) AND TOL D HIM THAT HE WAS CARRYING SOME PLASTIC PIPE OVER HIS SHOULDER AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND HURT HIS KNEE.
EE WAS IN AN VAN TRAILER GATHERING PARTS AND EXITED DOWN A SET OF STAIRS ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER. HE WALKED DOWN THE STEPS AND WAS STEPPING ON THE GROUND WEN HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON A ROCK. HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED TO THE INSIDE CAUSING A BROKEN ANKLE.
WHILE CARRYING ROLL OF PLASTIC WITH HELP OF OTHERS HE EITHER LSIPPED OR TRIPPED & FELL. HE WAS HIT IN BACK WITH ROLL OF PLASTIC. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN HAWTHORNE FOR XRAYS. THEY REV EALED NO B ROKEN BONES ONLY CONTUSIONS. HE WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR MORE TESTS.