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EE WAS USING A WOOD CHAIN SAW TO CLEAR TREES. DURING CUTTING ACTIVITY SAW RECOILED (KICKED) INTO A DOWNWARD MOTION STRIKING EE'S LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER STEPPING OFF THE LAST RUNG OF LADDER TO A EARTH MOVING VEHICLE (FRONT END LOADER).
TAILGATE OF TRAILER DID NOT DISENGAGE EMPL INQUIRED INTO CAUSE WITH LEFT HAND CONTACTING PNEUMATIC LINKAGE ARM WHEN THEN LINKAGE ARM BECAME ACTIVE ENTRAPPING LEFT HAND.
THE INJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE PLACING A NEW MAGNETIC TRIP ON A ELECTRICAL PANEL NEW TRIP DID NOT FIT PROPERLY ,UPON REMOVING THE TRIP AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED(SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN.
THE INJURED AN A CO-WORKER WEREPLACING A NEW MAGNETIC TRIP ON AN ELECTRICAL PANEL NEW TRIP DID NOT FIT PROPERLY UPON REMOVING THE TRIP AN EXPOLSION OCCURRED.SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN.