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TRUCK OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO DUMP HIS LOAD WHILE SITTING ON AN UNEVEN GRADE ON THE STOCKPILE. AS HE RAISED THE TRUCK BED THE TRUCK TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE OPERATOR, WHO WAS WEARING SEATBELT, WAS UNHARMED BUT COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK. HE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE DAY BY THE ER PHYSICIAN.
THE WORKER'S HAND SLIPPED WHILE MOVING WOOD BLOCKING, CAUSING A SPLINTER TO ENTER THE BASE OF THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND. THE WORKER REMOVED THE SPLINTER HIMSELF AND CONTINUED WORKING. TWO DAY S LATER THE INJRUY SHOWED SIGNS OF INFECTION. THE WORKER WENT TO HIS FAMILY DR. ON MONDAY AND RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS.