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EMPLOYEE HAD QUIT HIS SHIFT TO GO TO LUNCH. HE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. DRIVER WAS STOPPING THE TRUCK BUT HAD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF TRUCK. EITHER S TEPPED IN A HOLE OR LOST HIS BALANCE AND HE TURNED HIS ANKLE AND SPRAINED IT. HE WAS USHERED INTO RESTAURANT AND SAT DOWN. A SHORT TIME LATER HE FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR ON HIS FACE. AMBULANCE
INJURED WAS CLEANING THE WINDOW GLASS OF TRACK-LOADER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL OFF THE TRACK-LOADER ONTO THE GROUND, WHICH WAS A 6 TO 7 FOOT DROP INJURYING HIS BACK AND LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF MICHIGAN LOADER, SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF STEEL ON THE STEPS.
EMP WAS PUTTING3DOWN SLATE BLOCKS TO BE MADE INTO ROOFING SHINGLES HE HAD A BLOCK OF SLATE IN HIS HANDS AND TRIPPED OR STUMBLED AND FELL ONTO SLATE BLOCKS ALREADY DOWN FOR THE SLATE MAKER, CU CUTTING HIS FOR9ARM
INJ GETTING OUT3OF TRUCK AND STEPS OUT OF TRUCK ARE TOO SHORT FOR EMPL TO REACH GROUND WITHOUT JUMPING OFF LAST RUNG.JUMED DOWN FELT PAIN INRIGHT ANKLE,BUT THOUGHT IT MINOR.WHEN HE WOKE AT 4:A M 8-8-86 IT HUR7 TOO MUCH FOR HIM TO PUT WEIGHT ON THIS FOOT.