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EE WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING A CO TRUCK ON A ROADWAY WHICH PARALELLS A BELT CONVEYOR. HE NOTICED THE BELT WAS TEARING. IN GETTING OUT OF THE CAB IN ORDER TO PULL SAFETY LINE ON CONVEYOR (STO P) HE LOST HIS BALANCE, AND UPON FALLING HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE ACT OF WALKING ON A SLOTTED METAL CATWALK. IN THE PLANT. SUDDENLY HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS KNEE. HE WAS WEARING RUBBERIZED SOLES ON HIS SHOES, WHICH WERE WET AT THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FIRST AID AT THE HOSPITAL AND ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK. KNEE STARTED TO PAIN HIM RETURNED TO HOSPITAL AND WAS TOLD TO SEE A KNEE SPECIALIST. HE TOLD EMPLOYEE HE HAD TORN CO RTLAGE AND WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY. OEPRATIONWAS DONE ON 3-19-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE ACT OF ASCENDING A LADDER, DUE TO HEAVY FROST THAT MORNING. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON THE RUNG AND HIS LEG WENT BETWEEN THE RUNGS. IN DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HIS KNEE STARTED TO SWELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND X-RAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF WELDING AND REPLACING PIPE. STOPPED WHAT HE WAS DOING. TO HAVE LUNCH IN WALKING ON CATWALK TO HIS LUNCH BUCKET. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. CAUSING SOME SWELLING AND P AIN. HE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE IT X-RAYED.
MECHANIC HEARD 5 POUNDING NOISE IN PUMP HE LOCKED OUT THE PUMPS SO THAT HE ALONE WOULD CONTROL START AND STOP BUTTON INSTEAD OF PLANT OPERATOR HE REMOVED GUARD FROM THE DRIVE UNIT AND STARTED TO WALK TO THE3STOP BUTTON WHEN HE SLIPPED ON STEEL GRATING AND GRABBED THE SHEAVE WHEEL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE THUS CAUSING LACERATIONS OF FINGER ON RT HAND