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MINE ELECTRICIAN WAS UP ON 5' HIGH SCAFFOLD WIRING IN SWAMP COOLERS OUTSIDE THE GENERATOR ROOM. VICTIM LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK ONTO TIMBERS AND LOOSE ROCKS ON GROUND.
EE SAYS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON 5-5-90 AND REINJURED THE SMAE KNEE AGAIN WHILE STEPPINGOFF EQUIPMENT DOING HIS REGULAR WORK THIS DATE.
INJURED WAS GETTING SOME PARTS OUT OF PARTS GIN. HE TURNED TO GO THRU SHOP AREA AND TRIPPED OVER ELECT CORD WHICH AS PLUGGED IN FOR SAW. INJURED PUT HIS HANDS OUT TO BREAK FALL AND ELBOW BROKE FROM WEIGHT.
INJURED WAS PREPARING TO FUEL UP DOZER. WALKED AROUND TO GET NOZZLE, SLIPPED ON DIESEL FUEL SPILL AND FELL ON CONCRETE.
WHILE LOADING HEADING INJURED STEPPED ON DRILL AND THE DRILL DROPPED AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS SIDE AND RIBS BRUSING SAME INUURED FELL 3-4 FEET.
INJURED WAS REMOVING BRATTICE CLOT H BETWEEN JOINS OF FAN LINE WHEN R BOLT WHICH WAS SUPPORTING FAN LINE IN BACK BROKE & LINE CAME DOWN KNOCKING INJURED OFF CANOPY 8FTTOGROUND INJURED LANDED I N INVERT & SELFRESCURER ON BELT & BROKE TWO RIBSIN BACK
INJURED SLIPPED ON DRILL STEEL ON TOP DECK OF DRILL JUMBO AND LOST HIS BALANCE, AS HE FELL HE GRABBED THE DRILL SLIDE AND THE RETRACTING DRILL HAMMER CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE SLIDE AND H AMMER AMPUTATING HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AT THE FIRST JOINT.