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MISSED STEP WHILE EXITING TRUCK, EXTENDED RIGHT ARM TO BREAK FALL. CHIPPED BONE IN RIGHT ELBOW.
I.NAME CRANKING TARP OVER COAL TRAILER WHEN CRANK CAME OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS.STRAINED LOWER BACK FROM OLD INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE TOP OF A COAL TRAILER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED TO FALL.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT AHND HURTING HIS SHOULDER.HE THOUGHT HIS SHOULDER WOULD BE OK SO THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 03-31-88 WHEN HE WENT TO A CHIRPPRACTOR AND RECEIVED TREATMENT.
WAS COMING DOWN3FROM OPERATORS DECK TO ENGINE DECK ON DE MANG SLIPPED ON STEP DUE TO OIL ON SHOES AND GLOVES LANDED ON ENGINE DECK ON HIS BACK ACCORDING TO DR HE BRUISED BACK BONE IN MIDDLE BACK 3
WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO FUEL MACHINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF FALLING BACK AGAINST A BARREL CAUSING SCRAPE ON BACK WENT TO DOCTOR 12-11-84 AND FOUND HE HAD A CRACKED VERTEBRA MIKE WAS FUELING M ACHINE AT FUEL ISLAND IN YARD HE WAS BEING TRAINED BY SUPERVISOR ON DUTY
ALLEGES HE WAS USUALLY CHECKING THE MOTORDER ALTERNATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE LEFT WHICH BACKWARD TO THE GROUND JAMMED HIS RIGHT WRIST ON THE GROUND
MECHANIC ALLEDGES HE SETUP LADDER SMALL 4 STEP NEXT TO 637 SCRAPER ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIM ONTO ENGINE BODY BUT FELL TO THE SHOP FLOOR TOPPLING LADDER BESIDE HIM