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Contractor was working approximately three feet off of the ground, standing on a four foot step ladder. Contractor shifted weight causing him to lose balance and fall to the ground. Ligament was torn in right knee.
While exiting the service truck, the service man missed the bottom step causing his right foot to land on the ground. His right ankle was sprained.
While walking up a ramp during wet conditions the employee slipped resulting in his left knee being twisted. The employee had walked down the ramp in order to be able to assist in fueling a pump.
While traveling down the ramp toward the PC2000 trackhoe, the brakes on the Mack service truck that injured EE was riding in failed. After being told twice by the driver, other ee jumped from the truck. He received minor scratches on his left side. He was x-rayed and showed no injurys. The doctor stated that he had mild bruises.
While traveling down the steps of the PC2000 with a hydraulic pump hose in his hand the hose became hung. Injury pulled on the hose. When the hose was free it caused the reel to release and pull the hose causing him to loose his balance. His right leg lodged between the track and step. He has a bruised knee and sprained ankle.
Operator was getting on 375 Komatsu Dozer, he put his foot on the step on the side of the push arm and grabbed the handle on the tilt cylinger, his hand slipped off the handle and he fell backwards onto the ground on his backside.
Employee was stepping down from a bulldozer when he missed the bottom step, located on the pusharm, and pulled muscles in his lower back.
The employee parked the bulldozer that he had been operating in the equipment parking area at the end of his work shift. He then got out of the cab of the machine and either jumped or fell to the ground. He was taken to the hospital where he was examined and released, but claims his back is hurting too much to come to work.
Employee was walking down the side of a spoil pile to move a piece of 8 inch plastic water pipe. Before he got to the pipe, his feet slipped on loose rock. He fell to the ground, breaking three bones in his right foot. He was wearing safety toe, slip on boots with smooth soles.
Stepped in bore hole, twisting/straining right foot and leg.
The employee was climbing down ladder on front-end loader, and slipped and fell to the ground. The ladder was in good condition. The employee stated his steel toe workboots were worn and did not have any grip on the bottom of the boots. A physical inspection of the boots confirmed his statement.
Employee went to step off the bumper of his ladder onto the bumper on mechanic's truck and didn't realize it was as far as it was. Employee fell hitting the truck and rolled hitting the ground.
Employee had finished shift, parked drill and was climbing down from machine. When he stepped on ground and released grip on ladder, he twisted right leg. Employee did not insure proper footing before releasing grip on ladder.
He was climbing down off dozer, when he slipped and fell to ground, landing on knees and hands. He is complaining of a left leg hurting.
Employee claims he was walking across hood of rock truck to clean right side mirror. Because of wet weather the hood was wet and slick. The employee slipped and fell onto the hood. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE UNTIL 09-25-2006, AND DID NOT BEGIN LOSING TIME UNTIL 10-05-2006.
Employee stepped off back of service truck, slipped and fell on his hand.
EE was running a front end loader on a coalyard, feeding a coal crusher. When the coal crusher stopped-up, EE parked his loader and jumped to the ground, a distance of 6ft. He did not begin losing time until 7-27-06 and did not notify management that the time loss was related to the accident until August 1, 2006.
Removing filters from scale house porch, went to walk off and he tried to miss something that was on the ground. He shifted all his weight and lost balance and fell.
EE stepped off of D11 carry dozer backwards and landed on the rail of service truck and hurt his back.
Slipped on push arm getting off machine, straddled arm when he fell.
EE WAS STEPPING FROM LOADER ONTO A CRUSHER. EE FELT RIGHT KNEE POP
EE JUMPED DOWN FROM HIS LOADER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS ENTERING HIS TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG STRUCK THE CAT WALK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF HIS DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A PC1800 TRACKHOE. WHEN GETTING OFF THE MACHINE HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.