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EE was working on the screen when a small piece of metal flew off and embedded itself in EE's left forearm. EE went to the ER at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and had it removed. They gave EE a tetanus shot and sent EE back to work with no restrictions.
He was moving screen with the excavator. He was getting up & down/into and out of the excavator and strained his back muscles.
EE was trying to move the portable screen. The back end of the loader came off the ground. The loader came down and the EE was bounced inside cab, and hit his head. He was wearing his seat belt.
Employee was scraping snow and ice off the road to the pit, using the 821 loader. The loader bucket struck a soft spot in the road. The loader bucket dug into the soft spot and stopped the loader abruptly. Employee was thrust into the steering wheel and hurt his ribs. He was wearing the seat belt.
Employee was walking around the loader, slipped on the snow, reached up to grab hold of the loader with his left hand. He continued to fall but not all the way to the ground. Most of his weight was being held up with his left arm. The left shoulder began to ache.
Employee was cleaning debris from the screen. The exertion of his body against the screen caused a contusion to his right rib area.