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WHILE SHOVELING OUT FINE SAND RECOVERY TANK BELOW WATER LEVEL, EE STRAINED HIS RT. SHOULDER. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 10/12/02. EE WENT TO HEALTH CENTER ON 10/14/02, IN WHICH HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY ONE INSTANCE THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THIS INJURY, HE CLAIMS THAT HIS LOWER BACK JUST GOT SORE & FELT STRAINED ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. THIS INJURY WAS NOT WRITTEN UP UNT IL 9/25/02. THE EE DID NOT SIGN ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL 9/30/02. THE ACCIDENT REPORT ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE ON 10/3/02. STILL WAITING FOR MED. REPORTS FOR EE. HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS USING A 5' PRY BAR TO FREE AN OLD LINER FROM A 4 1/2' SHORT HEAD MANTLE. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE. WHILE STEPPING BACKWARDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE, HIS LEG TURNED & A S THIS HAPPENED HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LOWER LEFTLEG. AT THAT TIME, HE FELL TO THE GROUND. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED BUT NO MEDICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME.
EE WAS PULLING A MUFFLER OUT FROM BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK AND FELT A STRONG PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. COMPANY ACCIDENT REPORT WAS NOT RECEIVED IN THE PAYROLL DEPT. UNTIL 8-7-01.
USING HIS RIGHT HAND, EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING AN ALTERNATOR. HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS STRUCK BY THE COOLING FAN BLADE.
WHILE UNLOADING TROUGHING IDLERS OFF THE BOOM TRUCK DECK FOR INSTALLATION ON THE ROHR DREGE #1 CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED ON THE 1 INCH OF FRESH SNOW AND FELL TO THE GROUND FROM GROUND LEVEL. THIS C AUSED THE IDLER HE WAS CARRYING TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE GROUND.
EE WAS ACTING AS HOT SAND PLANT OPERATOR. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, ALL AREA SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS. THE AREA AROUND THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, FEEDER AND WHERE HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED HAD BEEN SANDED. DURING THE SHUT DOWN PROCESS, EE WENT TO SHUT OFF THE PROPANE CONTROL AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE SINCE THE AREA WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY SANDED.
EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON THE ROHR DREDGE WITH TOOLS IN HIS HAND. THERE WAS ALSO SILT FROM BAD MATERIAL ON THE LADDER THAT HE WAS CLIMBING. EE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO DECK.
OPENING 14' SLIDING DOOR, GROUND WAS FROZEN, ANDDOOE WAS STUCK. WRENCHED BACK.