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FELL FROM STEP ON TO GROUND ON HIS BUTT.
OPERATOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO SPOIL WALL. THE WALL FELL IN ON THE IR DRILL ON THE DUST COLLECTOR SIDE. EE EXITED THE DRILL, JUMPED OVER THE HAND-RAIL. EE SAID HE HURT HIS TESTICLES EITHER ON THE HANDRAIL OR WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.
WHILE PERFORMING PM ON TRUCK MECHANIC NOTICED CRACKS IN BED. ASKED HELPER TO THROW PAINT TO HIM TO MARK CRACKS. WHEN HE REACHED FOR PAINT CAN. HE STARTED TO FALL. HE HELD ON TO HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND BRUISED RT. LEG, ARM & HIP. ALSO HAD CONCUSSION.
OPERATOR STARTED TO DISMOUNT K500 LOADER, LOST GRIP ON HAND RAIL, CAUSING HIM TO SWING TO ONE SIDE HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE TIRE AND HITTING THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING THE LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
EE WAS WALKING ON SPOIL MATERIAL AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WITH HIS LEFT LEG. NOTHING WAS REPORTED. APPROX. 1 WEEK LATER THE RIGHT LEG BEGAN TO SWELL. SUBJECT WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD HE MAY HA VE A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS RIGHT LEG. TREATMENT DID NOT HELP SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR WHO FOUND THE RIGHT LEG BROKEN DUE TO OVERSTRESSING THE BONE.