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WHEN GETTING OUT OF TRUCK IN A HURRY, THE LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER BAR AND RIGHT KNEE CAME DOWN AND HIT IT.
IT WAS RAINING & WHILE WALKING ON CAT WALK SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS LEG UNDER HIM. HE PARTLY CRACKED THE SMALL BONE IN LOWER LEG AND NEEDED A CAST UP TO HIS KNEE.
23655 FELL OUT OF HOPPER WHILE HE BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP
WHILE PUTTING A GUARD ON THE FEEDER BY THE FIELD HOPPER SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE THROUGH IT WAS SAND. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS SORE SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. HE TOOK A RUSTY FLAKE OUT AN D IT IS FINE NOW.
WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON WASH PLANT, A SPECK FLEW INTO EYE BEHIND HIS GLASSES. HE RUBBED HIS EYE & IT SEEMED OK. NEXT MORNING (SATURDAY) THERE WAS PAIN IN THE EYE, AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN IT. THE DOCTOR EXAMINED IT AND SAID IT WAS A SCRATCH. NOW IS FINE.
WHILE CUTTING ENDS OF BOLTS FROM A BEARING WITH A CUTTING TORCH, AN END FELL INTO CUFF AND WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OUT IT FELL INSIDE BOOT.
HE REACHED INTO AREA UNDER PLANT BELT WITH GLOVE ON GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN IDLER AND PULLED HAND BETWEEN BELT AND IDLER.
WHILE TAKING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OFF OF A MACK TRUCK I FORGOT & PLACED MY HAND IN BETWEEN MUFFLER & CYLINDER WHILE CYLINDER WAS LEVELING OFF MY RT.HAND WAS SINCHED CAUSING A CUT REQUIRING A S TICHES ON MY RING FINGER AT MIDDLE JOINT & AN ABRASION ON INDEX FINGER OF SAME HAND
WHILE WALKING ON ICE & SNOW SLIPPED AND LAND ON BACK & NECK.