While shoveling mud from around a tail pulley, he twisted knee.
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Showing all 6OPERATING EXCAVATOR, WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED FINGER GOT CAUGHT AND SPLIT AT THE END.
EE WAS TRAINING THE CONVEYOR BELT AND AS HE WAS OBSERVING TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLL AND THE BELT. HE ENDED UP WITH A BROKEN BONE AND BRUISED RIGHT HAND.
BLOW BAR SLIPPED FROM BRACKET AND HE REACHED TO GRAB THE BLOW BAR (AUTOMATIC REFLEX) FROM FALLING AND HE SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER IN BETWEEN BLOW BARS.
ON 9-27-01 EE INFORMED US HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. ON 9-28-01 HE SAW THE DOCTOR. HE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A BACK AND NECK STRAIN FROM RUNNING THE LOADER AT THE WASH PLANT ROCK YARD. IT HAPPENED IN AUG WHEN, WHILE OPERATING THE LOADERHE WENT OVER A BUMP.
WHILE CLEANING OUT THE SCREENS, HE WAS ON HIS STOMACH AND CRAWLING, WHEN HIS BACK HIT A RUBBER ROLL. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND HIS BACK PAIN GOT WO5RSE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT MORNING.