WHILE SETTING ON A S&S BATTERY SCOOP FILLING OUT PAYROLL AND TIME SHEETS, THE OPERATOR DROPPED HIS PEN. UPON REACHING DOWN BEHIND A PUMP MOTOR TO TRY AND FIND HIS PEN, A COPPERHEAD SNAKE BIT H IM ON THE INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 6CAUSED BY CONTI3UOUS CRAWLING AND STANDING AT WORK OVER LONG PERIOD.CAUSED INFLAMMATION UNDER KENEE CAP OF RIGHT LEG.
LOW TOP HE RAN 8COOP OVER CHUNK OF COAL, AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AGAINST THE TOP AND IT ROLLED HIM. HE DIDNOT LOOSE ANY WORK, BUT HE DID GO TO THE DOCTOR.
BELT SWITCH BLE4 PIECE OF METAL PENTRATED THE EYE EMBEDDED IN BACK OF EYE IN FLUID OF EYE
GETTING OFF SCO2PS & HIT INSIDE OF RIGHT LEG ON CONTROL BOX.
CROSSING OVER B9LT, TRIPPED WHILE CROSSING FALLING ONTO BOTTOM. INJURED LOWER BACK & RIGHT HIP.