EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF A D9N DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. HIS LEFT LEG WENT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND PUSHARM, THE REST OF HIS BODY CONTINUED TO FALL. HE PULLED THE LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS IN LEFT KNEE LOOSE.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Dec 1991
Reportable incidents
4 on file1991 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE REPLACING A TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER ON A 777 TRUCK STANDING ON LADDER WHILE REMOVING THE OIL COOLER. THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE USING PORTA POWER UNIT TO INSTALL BOTTOM SHAFT IN 992C TRANSFER GEAR CASE EMPL STOOD PORTA POWER UNIT ON ITS END BY BRACING IT AGAINST RIGHT SHOULDER TO MAKE IT WORK RESULTING IN STRAINI NG RIGHT SHOULDER.
I NAME WAS INSTALLING A TORQUE ON MACHINE MACHINE TRACKS WERE COVERED WITH SNOW & ICE HE BENT DOWN TO INSTALL A BOLT & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ICE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP OFF OF THE TRACK & HIT HI S LEFT LEG ON THE TRACK PAD