Employee was mounting a CAT262D skid loader. There was damage to the foot hold causing a gap. The employee's foot went through the gap as they were twisting to sit in the seat causing a sprain to the left ankle.
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Showing all 4EE was hauling a sack of graphite behind the pellet plant. It was a windy day. He hit a bump and material bounced off the sack into the air. The air carried the material toward him and struck him in the face. A piece of material got around his safety glasses and into his right eye.
FORKLIFT OPERATOR DROVE INTO PICK UP AN EMPTY PALLET, HIT A PALLET RUNNER WITH ONE OF THE FORKS; WHICH IN TURN PUSHED THE EMPTY WOODEN PALLET INTO INJURED PERSON'S FOOT WHICH BECAME WEDGED AGA INST ANOTHER PALLET.
SPRAINED BACK W2ILE OPERATING FORKLIFT ON ROUGH TERRAIN IN PARKING LOT.