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EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED SERVICING A DOZER AND WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE UNIT, HIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN THE PUSH ARM AND THE FRAME FALLING FORWARD HYPER EXTENDING HIS LEFT KNEE
KEE WAS HOLDING THE CABLE ROPE THAT WAS LOOPED AROUND CABLE HOOKS ON REVOLVING FRAME OF THE MACHINE TO TIE OFF WITH THE ROPE SLIPPED OFF AND KEE FELL BACKWARDS ON THE GROUND
AFTER HAVING BAD WEATHER ALL WEEK THERE WAS A LOT OF MUD IN THE WORK AREA. GEORGE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE BOOM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LOWER BEAM BECAUSE OF THE MUD ON HIS BOOTS. HE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE GROUND. THIS INJURY RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ELBOW.
JEFF SCOTT A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING INJECTORS ON THE LEFT SPUD PROPEL GREASE SYSTEM ON DRE-82 DRAGLINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SLICK STEEL CAUSING HIS SAFETY BELT TO SLIP FROM HIS WAST TO HIS CHEST HE SLIPPED DOWN STRIKING THE PSPUD WITH HIS LEFT HIP RUPTURING A DISK