WHILE KNEELING DOWN TO WELD FOR 1 1/2 HOURS, HIS LOWER BACK STIFFENED. IN MAY OF 1986 WHILE OPERATING A CONCRETE TRUCK (NOT AN OPERATING ENGINEER THEN) HE FELL 13 FEET TO THE GROUND ON HIS BAC K. AFTER X-RAYS AT ST. JOE MED CENTER WERE TAKEN, THEY SHOWED A FRACTURE IN ONE OF HIS LOWER VERTEBRAE. WORKED THRU 3-2-89 THEN TOOK OFF BEGINNING 3-5-90.
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Showing all 4WORKING IN READY MIX PLANT GARAGE PLACED WOOD BLOCK ON AIR JACK BLOCK SLIPPED OFF THE JACK AND HE RAISED HIS R HAND TO KEEP THE BLOCK FROM HITTING HIM GOT R INDEX FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN BLOCK AND THE MACHINE CUTTING MEATY PART BACK OF FINGER IT STITCHED AND RTW.
HE WAS PICKING UP A CASTING FOR THE CRANE AND DID NOT KNOW IT HAPPENED AT THE TIME BUT HAD TROUBLE WITHLEG OVER THE WEEKEND.
POSITIONING A D9AIN WEIR.I NAME WAS OPERATING HYDRAULIC CRANE,LIFTING AND HOLDING THE TEN FOOT DRAIN WEIR I NAME WAS ON TOP OF THE COARSE SAND SCREW HELPING TO POSITION AND BOLT THE WEIR IN PL ACE.I MANE WAS 2N A STRUCTURAL BRACE HELPING TO POSITION THE WEIR.I NAME WAS ON A LADDERHELPING TO POSITION THE WEIR AND SIGNAL THE CRANE OPERATOR.THE WEIR WAS NEARLY IN PLACEFOR BOLTING,WHEN