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AN ACID WASH ON CARBON WAS DONE ON DAY SHIFT. THE SECOND RINSE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DRAINED. EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS THAT RUNS BESIDE THE ACID WASH ROOM, HE HEARD A BANG AGINST THE WALL AND LOOKED UP JUST AS SOLUTION CAME OVER THE TOP OF THE WALL AND ONT O HIM. A FLANGE HAD SEPARATED JUST OFF THE PUMP.
ON 4-14-00 EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WORKING ON THE LEACH PAD, BUT DID NOT GO TO A DR. ON 5-25-00 WHILE DOING HIS PRESHIFT WALK AROUND HE TRIPPED OVER A FLANGE LEFT ON A STAIR CASE, REINJRING THE SA ME KNEE. HE DIDNT GO TO A DR UNTIL 5-31-00 AND HAD ON MRI DONE ON JULY 14TH. THE MRI SHOWED A CARTLAGE WAS TORN BUT HE WILL NOT BE OPERATED ON TUNTIL NOV.
WHILE EE WAS GASING UP A 2" PUMP HE TRIPPED OVER THE PALLET THAT THE PUMP SITS ON TWISTING HIS BACK. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 4/6/00 BECAUSE IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM.
WHILE EE WAS HOSING MUD OFF A D10N HE PULLED ON THE HOSE TO MOVE AROUND AND HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT. THE NEXT DAY HIS ARM WAS REAL SORE SO HE REPORTED TH AT HE WOULD BE GOING TO THE DR.