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EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING ON RAIN JACKET.
EE WAS HELPING CLEAN OFF #7 CONVEYOR AFTER IT CHOCKED DOWN. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB, HE APPEARED FLUSHED AND WAS PERSPIRING. TOLD SUPERVISOR HE NEEDED TO SIT TO COOL OFF. ABOUT 5 MIN. LATER W HEN SUPERVISOR RETURNED HE WAS LAYING ON FLOOR OF POWERHOUSE BECAUSE HE FELT FAINT & WAS TAKING OXYGEN. EMS WAS CALLED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTS.
EE HAD FINISHED HELPING UNLOAD PIPE AND TUBING AT THE SCREEN ROOM AND WAS CLEANING UP FOR LUNCH. HE WALKED BACK TO THE PRIMARY POWER HOUSE WITH CO-WORKER TO WASH THEIR HANDS. EE WENT INTO CONV ULSIONS. EMS WAS CALLED AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.