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Operating a bulldozer and had dismounted to talk to the foreman and as he was remounting the dozer he felt severe pain in left leg and he went to hospital.
He had stepped down from a endloader and stepped into a drill hole and fractured his right ankle. He was starting the loader for worktime to warm up.
HE GOT OUT OF HIS LOADER AND WAS ON THE GROUND OVERLOOKING THE BERM. HE SLIPPED & ROLLED DOWN A 15 FOOT EMBANKMENT CAUSING 2 FRACTURED RIBS, AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS FACE & ARMS.
HE WAS DESCENDING DOZER TO TALK TO THE FOREMAN & SLIPPED OFF PUSHARM & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT SIDE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WET & VERY MUDDY. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. HE WORK ED THE NEXT DAY UNTIL 1:00 P.M. & CALLED THE OFFICE FOR A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC FOR X-RAYS.
WET & MUDDY & RAINING AND HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE DOZER TRACKS AFTER SERVICING THE EQUIPMENT. HIS BOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK & HE HAD TO JUMP LANDING ON THE GROUND. HIS RIGHT KNEE FOLDED UNDE R HIM. HIS KNEE STARTED TO SWELL AND HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE A.R.H. CLINIC IN HAZARD - X-RAYS.
EE SAYS HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP OF THE WATERTRUCK& FELL BACKWARD ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WITNESS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FULL TIME. CHOVIESCLINIC NOTIFIED US 10-07-02 THAT HE WOULD BE OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE DR. HAS REQUESTEDAND MRI.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE BULK TRUCK AND CREELED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. IT LEFT HIS ANKLE BRUISED & SWOLLEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO ER FOR XRAYS. HE WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 3 VISITS.
HE WAS SERVICING THE EQUIPMENT & HE STARTED DOWNTHE LADDER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LT. ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. FOR X-RAYS & HE WAS GIVEN CRUTCHES. IT WAS TOO SWOLLEN TO DISTINGUISH IF IT WAS BROKEN.
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE POWDER TRUCK AND SLIPPED PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. THEY X-RAYED IT AND NOTHING WAS BROKE. HE HAS PULLED A MUSCLE AND PUT IT IN A S LING.
HE WAS SETTING AN ENGINE OF A 992 LOADER DOWN INTO THE COMPARTMENT AND STEPPED INTO A METAL FRAME OVERHEAD HITTING HIS HEAD. HE REQUIRED A CUT IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD LESS THAN 1 INCH LONG. HE WAS TAKING TO E.R. AND THEY GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER.
EE WAS CHECKING FUEL IN SIDE TANK ON SALEM AUGERAND STEDPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BEFORE THE FUEL TANK AND AUGER CARRIAGE ON THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. BRUISED HIS LEFT LEG IN THE CALF PART .
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM ROCK TRK & CUT HIS HIP ON TOOL TRUCK TOOL DOOR THAT WAS STANDING OPEN TOOK HIM TO ER FOR STITCHES & HE WENT TO WORK NO LOSS TIME