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June 25, 2001 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Brothers Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE CHECK. AFTER DETERMINING, HE NEEDED ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION FLUID, HE LAID DIPSTICK ON CATWALK AND BEGAN BACK AND DOWN STEPS OF LOADER IN FLUID WHEN HE MISSED A F STEP, FELL BACKWARDS STUMBLED AND HEAD WHIPPED BACKWARDS HITTING TIRE OF LOADER PARKED BRUIDE THE ONE LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD REQUIRING STITURES.

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