Employee was descending a ladder into a hopper barge when the ladder slipped on the barge floor. He lost balance and fell approximately 12' to the bottom of the barge fracturing his left ankle, fracturing his left elbow and compressing the L2 disk in his back.
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Showing all 4Employee tripped and fell, did not want to go to dr. Feb decided to seek medical attention, medical provider x-ray negative, set up MRI, results read March 25, out patient surgery on March 28 released to restricted duty March 29.
Employee was going to truck and started jogging and fell on rock.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A DOZER DURING RAINING CONDITIONS HE HAD PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE BLADE. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL RESULTING IN HIM FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.