Employee was climbing loader steps to enter cab when EE cut EE's leg. The cut became infected and caused a staph infection.
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Showing all 3Employee twisted ankle while descending flight of stairs.
Finished repairs to single screw, turned to take a step & stepped into a cleanout hole, bucket he was carrying blocked his view of hole. His body went forward and his right leg got caught in the hole. Was hanging upside down. Co-worker helped him back upright. His leg was removed from hole & made it down the rest of the pipe. Hole covered.