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EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BRAKES ON D-9 DOZER, TORCHING BOLTS, WHEN THE BOARD HE WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM A 992C CATERPILLAR LOADER, SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 9 FT. TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET, BUT FELL SIDEWAYS AND HIT THE GROUND, CAUSING FRACTURE TO LUMBAR SPINE AREA. DOCTOR SPECIFIED APPROX. 2 WEEKS REST BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK.
AS I WAS WALKING TO MY VEHICLE WITH DAILY WORK MATERIAL I SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED BANK OUTSIDE OF MY OFFICE. IF ELT, A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK, BUT JUST SHOOK IT OFF AND WORKED ALL DAY. TH E NEXT MORNING AS I SHOOK IT OFF AND WORKED ALL DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, AS I WOKE UP I WAS STIFF/SORE/ LOWER BACK-SHOULDER BLADE-NECK AND LEFT ARM.
DRAINING HOSE FROM WATER TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL, CUTTING LEG WITH OLD WIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER WIND ROW, DURING THE RAIN, AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE DOZER BLADE, CRACKING A RIB.
GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER AND SLIPPED MISSING STEP, FALLING 3 TO 4 FEET HURTING LOWER BACK.
STEPPED INTO CAB OF DOZER WITH LEFT FOOT.LIFTED LEFT FOOT,RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT -STRUCK LEFT LEG ON EDGE OF STEP.
SUBJECT SAID HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED ON MUD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HISLEFT KNEE AGAINST THE PUSH ARM.
LOST BALANCE TRYING TO GET ONTO DRAGLINE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON LEFT BACK AND SHOULDER AREA
SUBJECT HAD JUST STEPPED OFF OF THE HIGH LIFT INOT THE GROUND WHICH HAD A TIRE RUT AND RIDGE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE
SUBJECT SAID HE3WAS WALKING FROM WASHER AREA TO T HE SHOP BUILDING AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RT SHOULDER
THE INJURED WAS3WALKING-STEPPED ACROSS 8" PIPE-LOST FOOTING FELL TO KNEE.
WAS OILING INSI8E DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED BUMPING RIGHT ARM.
REPAIRING DRAGL3NE-STEPPED OFF DRAG & TWISTED ANKLE.
WALKING BETWEEN3OFFICE TRAILER EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON DOOR FACING AND FELL IN WALKWAY INJURING RT KNEE AND BRUISING RT HAND AND WRIST
FEET SLIPPED ON3IMPACTOR WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUGT FELL AGAINST BACK OF CRUSHER WITH RIGHT HIP.
SUBJECT SAID HE3SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO STAND ON THE SAFETY GRATING OF A STAND PIPE WHILE REMOVING TWIGS BRANCHES, ETC. AFTER BEING CHECKED AT THE HOSPITAL HE SAID HE IS GOING TO SEE HIS DOCTO R NOW. 3
SUBJECT SAID HE3WAS CHECKING OUT AN OIL LEAK & WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO FENDER OF PAN HE SLIPPED-FELL TO GROUND. HE WAS TOLD AT THE HOSPITAL TO REST NEXT DAY & HE COULD RETURN TO WORK. BUT HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY 8OCTOR AND NOW HE SAYS HE IS UNABLE TO WORK.
SUBJECT WAS SLI8ING A SKID OF PARTS ACROSS THE FLOOR & SLIPPED CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK OF THE ARM. HE SAID IT WAS VERY SORE BUT IF IT BOTHERED HIM FOR TOO LONG HE WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED. ON 5-12- 87, HE REPORTED3OFF TO HAVE IT CHECKED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM.
GETTING OUT OF 7AB OF D9H DOZER STEPPED ON TRACK SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND HURTING LEFT ANKLE LG AND HIP
SUBJECT SLIPPED3& FELL AS HE WAS WALKING ON GROUND WHICH WAS MADE VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND HIS WALKING BACK AND FORTH WHICH CREATED AN ICY CONDITION.
SUBJECT STEPPED DOWN OFF OF PUSH TRAM AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY GROUND AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE
SUBJECT SAID HE WAS STANDING ON THE LEDGE ALONG SIDE OF THE FUEL TRUCK AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND BUT HIS FOOT LANDED ON THE LIP OF THE 5 GALLON CAN.
SUBJECT SAID HE SLIPPED & WHEN HE MOVED HIS BODY THE WAND OF THE SPRAYER SHOT HOT WATER DOWN INTO HIS BOOT, THUS CAUSING A BURN.
SUBJECT WAS GETTING OFF OF THE ROCK TRUCK AND HE SAID HE COULDN\T LOCATE THE BOTTOM STEP (WHICH WAS BENT) AND HE DROPPED HIMSELF TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 3\) IN DOING SO HE FELT SOMETHING PULL I N HIS LOWER BACK.
SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CHAINS ONT HE WHEELS OF THE GRADER & SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK.
SUBJECT HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF HIS DOZER AND AS THE WENT TO TURN AROUND HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEG KNEE.
SUBJECT SAID "HE WAS STEPPING ON AN AUGER FLUTE AND HE SLIPPED (DUE TO MUD ON HIS SHOES) AND FELL STRIKING HIS SHOULDER.
SUBJ GETTING ONTO FARM TRACTOR AND HAND SLIPPED OFF OF HANDHOLD AND HE FELL BACK ONTO GROUND IN A SITTING POSITION.
SUBJECT WAS JUST STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH ONE FOOT ON THE LADDER, HE SLIPPED & REACHED OUT AGAINST THE BANK TO CATCH HIMMSELF & HURT HIS FINGER
SUBJECT LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED ON T HE MUDDY GROUND WHILE HELPING TO INSTALL FENCE.
SUBJECT WAS PUTTING OIL INTO THE HYDRAULIC TANK & DUE TO MUDDY SHOES HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND APPROX 4\-5\ ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
SUBJECT WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS DOZER AND SLIPPED AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND IT WAS OBVEREO WITH ICE DUE TO FREEAING RAIN SLEET.
SUBJECT WAS GETTING ON HIS DOZER AND SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND AS HE WENT BACK HE GRABBED A HAND HOLD AND THE SUDDEN JAR PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
HOIST CABLE CAME OFF DRUM HITTING OILER. OILER FELL OFF CAT WALK 7" FROM GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. OILER HAS A BLACK EYE, BROKEN NOSE, AND A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER.
SUBJECT WAS HELPING TO PLACE A CULVERT PIPE IN A DITCH WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE