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EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A MEASURING TAPE LINE TO MEASURE PIT AS HE WALKED ALONG PIT HE SLIPPED ON THE GROUND INTO A 24IN DEEP DITCH LANDED ON RT.FOOT JAMMING RT.LEG UPWARD CAUSING PAIN IN RT.HIP
WHILE CLIMBING 8OWN GRADER BY HOLDING ONTO HANDLES AND DESCENDING DOWN THE STEPS, EMPLOYEE S RING CAUGHT ONTO A LATCH AND PULLED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER OFF. THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY AFTER THE RIN G BECAME CAUGHT3ON THE LATCH CAUSED THE RINGER TO STRETCH UNTIL IT WAS SEVERED.
OPRATING THE BA7KHOE FROM UPPER LEVEL TO LOWER LEVEL LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL AND HIT A BUMP THE WIPERS FLEW IN OPEN WINDSHIELD AND EMPLOYEE JERKED HEAD BACK AND SET THE BACKHOE DOWN HARD THIS PROCEDURE CAUS9D A HARD JERK TO HIS BACK AND RIBS
WHILE UNLOADING3BOTTLE OF ACETYLENE FROM TRUCK BED,HAD RIGHT HAND HOLDING TOP OF BOTTLE BOTTLE SLID OFF END OF TRUCK BED CATCHING LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TOP OF BOTTLE AND METAL PI ECE ON BED OF T9UCK,CRUSHING AND CUTTING LITTLE FINGER FROM TIP OF FINGER TO 2ND JOINT.