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EE WAS CHANGING BATTERY ON A TRUCK. HE MOVED THE CHARGER LEAD CAUSING A SPARK. THE BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO WRIST AND A SPRAIN.
WHILE HANGING AN OVERHEAD PHONE LINE, EE PICKED UP A SPOOL OF PHONE LINE ON A FLATCAR AND TURNED. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SENT TO A DR.
EE WAS REMOVING GARAGE DOOR SPRING AND SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT SMALL FINGER.
EE WAS FABRICATING A LOADER PART. HE GOT A STEEL SLIVER IN EYE. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SPRAYING CEMENT, WHILE EATING HE SCRATCHED HIS EYE. THIS SCRATCHED HIS EYE. HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.
EE WAS MIXING CONCRETE UNDERGROUND WITH PORTABLE MIXER. WHILE MOVING HANDLE ON MIXER HIS FOOT LSIPPED ON THE WET RAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONCRETE PUMP HE SAT DOWN TO TAKE A BREAK WHEN HE GOT UP HE FELT A PAIN HE FINISHED SHIFT WITHOUT A PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO DOC (EPIDIDYMITIS)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING COLLAR HOLE WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON AND WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY A PIECE OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.
EE WAS LIFTING PIPE AND FELT PULL IN STOMACH. WHEN HE AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING HE HAD A SMALL SOFT AREA IN HIS STOMACH HE WAS SENT TO THE DR AND DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA HERNIA WILL BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A PIECE OF 6IN PLASTIC PIPE & STRAINED HIS BACK