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WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE OIL IN THE DREDGE MOTOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON A PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE BRUISED HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION AFTER SEEING A DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING WORK BOAT BY CLIMBING 3FT BANK DURING A RAIN STORM HE SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL BACKWARD ONTO WORK BOAT HITTING LEFT FOOT WHICH HE FELT WAS ONLY BRUISED 6 WKS LATER A DOC X-RA YS REVEALED FX OF BRIDGE OF LEFT FOOT THAT WAS HEALING SINCE HE DIDNT TELL DOC IT HAPPENED AT WORK DR FILED CLAIM THROUGH EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE WHO DENIED THE CLAIM STATING IT WAS A WORK
EMPLOYEE REMOVING BOAT MOTOR FROM MOTOR BOAT FOOT SLIPPED & PAIN DEVELOPED IN LOWER ABDOMEN
EMP WA> WELDING A PC OF PIPE WHEN A SPARK BALL ENTERED THE L. EAR. AND THE SPARK BURNED THE EAR DRUM.
THE EMPLOYEE NEEDED SOMETHING HE COULD STAND ON TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM HIS MAINTENANCE WORK EASIER. THERE WAS AN EMPLTY WOODEN CABLE SPOOL CLOSE BY. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SP OOL, THAT WAS PARTIALLY IN SAND, HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLS WERE UNLOADING 16" STEEL ELBOW & WHEN EMPL WENT TO LIFT ELBOW FROM BED OF PICKUP ELBOW SLIPPED & FLANGE FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND OF EMPL LACERATING RIGHT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 5 SUTURES & BRUISES TO MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.