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Employee was stepping off a forklift when he stepped onto a small rock and twisted and sprained his left knee.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK WITH HIS LEFT FOOT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. XRAY NEGATIVE, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON A ROCK. HIS RIGHT ANKLE TURNED IN, SPRAINING ANKLE. WENT TO DR THAT EVENING X RAY NEGATIVE, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY, RECHECK.
EMPLOYEE CRAWLED ON HIS KNEES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON SHAKER ON HIS SHIFT MONDAY EVEING 6-10. RIGHT KNEE BECAME SORE NEXT DAY AND SWELLED. REPORTED TO US 8 AM 6-12. EMPLOYEE WAS TAK EN TO THE DOCTOR. X -RAY WAS NEGATIVE, KNEE WAS IRRITATED AND INFLAMED FROM CRAWLING. FLUID WAS REMOVED. EMPLOYEE PLACED ON RESTRICED DUTY TO BE RECHECK 6-17-91.
EE STEPPED ON A SHARP ROCK WITH HIS LET HEEL ASW HE CLIMBED DOWN OFF OF A CLARK 275 FRONT END LOADER. THIS RESULTED IN A STONE BRUISE TO THE LEFT HEAL. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 3-12-90. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY AND GIVEN A PERSCRIPTION FOR PERCODAN.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A LOOSE COVER TO UNDEGROUND SCALES SKINNING HER LEFT LEG. SHE TREATED HERSELF WITH ANTI-SEPTIC. THEN ON 5-12-88 EMPLOYEE REPORTS HER RIGHT LOWER LEG HAD BEEN HURTING AND SH E BELIEVES IT WAS FROM THE 2-16-88 ACCIDENT. WE SENT HER TO THE DR. DR. SAIDTENDONITIS IN RIGHT LOWER LEG.