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He was checking a water pump hose for frozen spots when he tripped on a piece of frozen dirt and fell face first to the ground. He caught himself when he was falling with both hands breaking both wrists.
Hydraulic line broke on Hitachi 1800 Shovel, employee slipped on oil and fell.
While climbing up the ladder on Cat 980C Wheel Loader, he lost his grip and footing on ladder and fell to the ground injuring his chest and leg.
He was walking from his pickup truck to the wheel loader to start work when he slipped on some ice that sloped downward. He lost his footing and rolled his ankle and then fell down on it, spraining his ankle.
EE was walking in fresh snow up a grade to the upper level where his vehicle was parked. He slipped in the snow and fell to both knees, which one leg went behind him. Swelling happened in both knees.
WHILE GETTING INTO WATER TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON THE FUEL TANK AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE HIP.
EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO A CAT DION BULLDOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF DOZER AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
HE WAS USING A CAT 980B LOADER, WHILE USING IT'S HYDRAULICS AND A CHAIN TO RESET A WATER PUMP. AFTER RESETTING THE PUMP, HE WENT TO DISCONNECT THE CHAIN WHILE STANDING ON THE TIRE OF THE PUMP. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE ONTO THE GROUND, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT HEEL.
OPERATOR SLIPPED ON THE WET CATWAKL OF A CATERPILLAR D9H TRACK TIE DOZER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION.
WHEN STEPPING OFF A CRAWLER EXCAVATOR HE TRIPPEDON A ROCK AND FELL DOWN STRAINING HIS BACK. THISINJURY WAS NOT REPORTED WHEN OCCURRED. IT REOCCURRED AND IS NOW REPORTABLE. 1ST DAY OFF 10/11/01
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWNT HE LADDER OF THE ROCK TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE LADDER AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND BREAKING HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.