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EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND & FELT SOMETHING IN HIS L KNEE. RTN TO REG DUTIES UNTIL 11/21/95. EEHAD IT RECHECKED SEVERAL TIMES & DR STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM W/THE E E'S KNEE WAS THROUGH SURGERY. EE SCHEDULED SURGERY OVER THE HOLIDAYS & RTN TO REG DUTIES ON 11/28/95 W/HIS NORMAL OFFICAL WORK. INCIDENT WAS SUBMITTED TO WC FOR INVESTIGATION & 1/18/96-JOB RE
INJURED WAS CLIMBING ONTO HAULAGE TRUCK SLIPPED ON 1ST STEP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE TOOK A VACATION ON THE 9TH AND CAME INTO WORK ON THE 10TH AND WORKED HALF DAY.EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR ON 11TH AND DOCTOR STATED NO WORK TILLRECHECKED ON 10-16.RETURNED TO REGUALR DUTY ON 10-17-90.
HE CUT THE ENGI3E OFF ON THE CMD#2 DRILL FOR REFUELING.WHEN HE FINISHED THE MACHINE WOULD NOT START AT CAB SWITCH.HE CLIMBED UP ON THE SIDE OF MACHINE AND ATTEMPTED TO START UNIT FROM AUX. SWI TCH AT BATTERY 6OX.IT STILL WOULD NOT START.MEANWHILE THE OPERATOR WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRILL AND SHORTED ACROSS THE SOLENID AND STARTED THE DRILL.THIS SCARED HIM.HE LOST HIS BALANCE