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EE stated as he climbed the ladder to enter his truck, his foot slipped causing his body to twist causing pain in his left hip
EMPLOYEE TOLD CO-WORKER WHEN HE REPORTED FOR WORK AT 6AM HE HAD BEEN BOWLING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND ON HIS WAY HOME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN, HE GOT SICK TO HIS STOMACH & PULLED OFF THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT THAT HE COULD WORK. AROUND 6:30AM HE LIFTED A PRIMER BOX & THE PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF AAA MINE SERVICE. IT WAS REPORTED EE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT METAL AND THE TORCH KEPT GOING OUT. EE BELIEVES GAS ESCAPED INTO GLOVE AND IGNITED BURNING LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE PLACED A SHEET OF METAL ON A WOOD BLOCK TO MAKE A RAMP FOR A 330M 100 TON ROCK TRUCK TO PULL ON. AS THE TRUCK PULLED ON THE WOOD BLOCK SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG CAUSING TISSUE DAMAGE.
EE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A LARGE RCK WITH LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED CAUSING THE LOADER TO MOVE UPWARD QUICKLY CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EE STATED ON HIS WAY TO WORK HE FELT SICK AT HIS STOMACH. HE SAID HE THOUGHT ABOUT GOING HOME, BUT CAME TO WORK. HE STATED AROUND 7:30 - 7:50 AM HE FELT WORSE THAT HE HAD EARLIER. HE EXPERIENC ED CHEST PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS FACE & ARMS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HARLAN ARH ER AND THE ER DOCTOR TREATED HIM WITH ZANTAC AND NERVE MEDICATION. HE WAS RELEASED & GIVEN FOLLOW UP APPT 6/9/0
EE STATED HE PERFORMED VARIOUS SERVICE JOBS 8/20/02, WORKED HIS FULL REGULAR SHIFT, WENT HOME & AFTER HE SHOWERED HE NOTICED HIS EYE WAS RED. HENOTICED A PARTICAL OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS EY E. HE FLUSHED IT, REPORTED FOR WORK 8/21/02 AND HAD EMT FLUSH IT-- THEN WENT TO DR. AND THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK 8/23/02.
EE ALLEGES HE WENT TO ASSIST WITH LOADING A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH & AS HE LIFTED & MOVED TO LOAD THE TOOTH INTO A TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT MENTION THE PAIN TO HIS SUPERV ISOR UNTIL HOURS LATER AT WHICH TIME HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AT THE SITE OF A PRIOR INJURY IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STOPPED HIS TRUCK TO GET OFF AND USE RESTROOM. HE STATED AS HE RETURNED & CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LT. BACK. AFTERA FEW MINUTES THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED.
EE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON A SHAFT OF PICK BREAKER WHEN THE FLASH BOARD MOVEDBACK CATCHING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF HIS R. INDEXFINGER BETWEEN THE SPLASH BOARD AND THE NUT.