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EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND DID THE SPLITS WHEN GETTING OFF MACHINE WHICH SHE HAS DONE WITHOUT INCIDENT MANY TIMES BEFORE.
EE HAD COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WALKED TOHIS PERSONAL VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HIS VEHICLE, EE SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON GROUND.
EE WAS WALKING NEAR 8000 DRAGLINE CARRYING TOOL BAG, STEPPED INTO SNOW-COVERED HOLE AND JARRE BACK. EE THOGUHT HE AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJUR-HAD BACK SURGERY ON 4-5-00. DID NOTHING MORE THAN REPO RT INCIDENT ON TIME CARD. BACK CONTINUED TO BOTHER EE. SAW DR. ON 12-26-00. FOUND HE HAD INJURED SAME AREA IN BACK AGAIN. EE SCHEDULED FOR BACK SURGERY ON 1-9-01. HAS MISSED NO WORK TO DATE.
EE WAS ASSISTING SETTING CRIBBING UNDER A DRAGLINE PINION THAT WAS GOING TO BE WORKED ON IN THE WELDING SHOP. AFTER SETTING CRIBBING MATERIALS EE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS & PLACED FOOT ON A HOIS T LINK LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE SHOP FLOOR. EE'S LOWER BACK AREA LANDED UPON A CLEVIS THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR IN THE WORK AREA. EE CONT TO WORK THAT AM & REQUESTED PM