FUELING DOZER, SLIPPED OFF SNOW AND ICE COVERED TRACKS.
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Showing all 12EE WAS PUTTING ANTIFREEZE IN DRAGLINE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN, HE SLIPPED MISSING THE STEP AND TWISTING HIS KNEE.
CLIMBING DOWN FROM D9 DOZER, FEET WERE MUDDY, PUSHARM ALSO MUDDY. FOOT SLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING DOWN TO GROUND. SLIPPED AROUND AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON DOZER TRACK.
EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF COMPANY PICKUP ON JOB SITE. THE JOB SITE WAS ICEY AND WHEN EMP STEPPED OUT OF THE PICKUP HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS LEFT L EG & ANKLE RESULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURE- ANKLE
CLIMBING UP ON MAHCINE, FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP DUE TO MUD ON SHOES FROM MUDDY CONDITIONS CAUSED BY OVERNIGHT RAIN. FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST CARBODY SUUPORT BRACE INJURING BACK AND RIBS.
54736YEE WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS ON ENGINE OF D9G BULLDOZER.HE REMOVED THE AFTER COOLER ASSEMBLY FROM THE ENGINE AND WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.TH 50163ER COOLER ASSEMBLY FELL ON TOP OF HIS INNER CALF OF THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING TWO CUTS WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPL WAS WORKING NIGHT SHIFT AS OILER ON DRAG & CHECKING WATR PUMPS. HE LEFT DRAG TO GO CHECK WATER PUMPS & TRIPPED OVER ROCK TWISTED LEFT ANKLE & FELL. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM OF MEYERSDALE HOSP & TREATED BY DR ROOT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BADLYSPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. HEWAS OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS. HE RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES ON 2/4/91,
EMPL WAS ON A 20' EXTENSION LADDER PERFORMING REPAIRS TO THE 400 HOUGH FRONT END LOADER HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER WHILE PERFORMING THESE REPAIRS HE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING A LUMBAR SACRA L STRAIN SPARIN TYPE INJURY
HE WAS PREFORING MAINTENCE WORK ON DRAG. HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER TO CHECK THE SWING GEARING ON THE DRAGLINE. WHILE DECENDING THE LADDER, HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON CRAWLER PAD, AND HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT OVER CENTER WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE CONSISTING TORN LIGMENTS AND MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CAR DROPPING AND HE STEPPED OFF COAL CAR LADDER ONTO SMALL PILE OF SHALE ON RAILROAD BED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING A BADLY SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE SHOVELING SNOW INSIDE OF TRUCK BED EMP SLIPPED IN BED OF TRUCK AND FELL DOWN ON LEFT LEG RESULTING IN TWISTED VERTEBRAE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING HEAD PULLEY BY THE BREAKER. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF CATWALK ONTO GRATES OF THE BREAKER PLATFORM. THIS CAUSED A TORN LIGAMENT OF TH E LEFT KNEE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.