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EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS UNPLUGGING THE AIR LINES OFF OF 995 BELLY DUMP TRAILER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL APPROX 12FT TO THE GROUND & DISLOCATED HIS RT SHO8ULDER EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED WITH A SLING TO HIS RT ARM
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF HWY TRUCK 297 WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 3 FEET TO THE GROUND, CAUSING A BROKEN RT HIP.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE MIRROR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIWAY TRUCK 274, WHEN SHE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND SPRAINED HER LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT ANKLE.
AN EE WAS OPENING A HEATER VALVE UNDER THE 170T WABCO HAUL TRUCK. THE EE WAS STANDING ON A CABLE SUPPORTED LADDER LOST HIS FOOTING AND PUT HIS RIGHT AND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF. WHEN HIS RIGHT HA ND WENT OUT IT STRUCK THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK TIRE FRACTURING HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE HAD UNPLUGGED THE HEATER CORD ON HIS TRUCK & HAD WOUND THE CORD UP AS HE WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK HE TRIPPED OVER THE SAME CORD & FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON TO 661 DOZER WHEN HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO THE STEP OF THE LEFT TILT CYLENCLAR INJURING HIS RIBS ON HIS LEFT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING A 16 FT LADDER TO SECURE IT. WHEN HE REACHED APPROX 12' THE LADDER KICKED OUT AND THEMEPLOYEE FELL FACE FIRST ONTO THE THE CONCRETE PAD BELOW. EMPLOYEES FEET WERE APPROX 6' OFF THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FALL. EM PLOYEE IS A LABORER FOR PRO-DOOR BLD. SPECIALTIES, WHOM ARE SUB-CONTRACTING FOR CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS FOR DOOR INSTALLATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING 651 DOZER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HIS LEFT ANKLE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUSH ARM AND THE TRACK FRAME, CAUSING A DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A RUBBER MAT AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM 406 MECHANICS TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A STEEL CABLE WHICH ROLLED CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE A SPLINT WAS PRESCRIBED BY HIS DR EE DID NOT NOTIFY US OF ACCID ENT UNTIL 11-2-92.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD 112 SHOVEL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GRAB THE LADDER ROPE, AND WHEN HE LANDED HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON TOP OF THE ROCK HITTING HIS LOWER LEFT BACK . INJURY CONSISTS OF ONE BROKEN RIB AND POSSIBLY 2 CRACKED.
54736YEE WAS STEPPING FROM THE SHOW OF 101 DRAGLINE TO THE TUB AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT THE SHIN OF HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE TUB RING,CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO HIS SHIN.LACERATION REQUIRED 02023ITCHES.
EMPL WAS WALKING ON FROZEN UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HE LOST FOOTING & FELL STRIKING FACE ON GROUND. HE RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS & LACERATION REQUIRING STERISTRIPS & SOME DEBREDMENT.
EMPL CLIMBING LADDER ON TRUCK,SLIPPED,REACHED TOCATCH HIMSELF JAMMED LEFT SMALL FINGER ON HANDRAIL OF TRUCK.
JUMPED DOWN FROM PUSH ARM OF A DOZER AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE ON A ROCK. A SERIES OF COLD PACKS AND HOT PACKS WAS REQUIRED AS TREATMENT.
DESCENDING FROM HAUL TRUCK TO REFUEL,EMPL FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF FLEXIBLE PART OF LADDER CAUSING FALL TO GROUND.JARRING ACTION CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHICH RESULTED IN LOST TIME.
BACKFILLING DRILL HOLES,EMPL STEPPED BACKWARD INTO DRILL HOLE WRENCHING HIS FOOT.EMPL CONSULTED DR ON 3-21 AND WAS GIVEN RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF TO ALLOW SPRAIN TO HEAL.
WHILE WALKING TO THE REAR OF THE FUEL/LUBE TRUCK TO TURN OFF GREASE PUMP, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND ON A FROZEN LUMP OF MUD. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO US ON 3/1/90. SPLIN T WAS PRESCRIBED BY MD ON 3/7/90.
WHILE CLIMBING THE BOARDING LADDER ONA HAUL TRUCK, EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR OF THE WASHBAY. HE STRUCK HIS WRIST ON THE WASHBAY DOOR AND SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST. LOST TIME AS A RESULT.
WHILE PERFORMING A WALKAROUND ON HIS DOZER,EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SLICK GROUND AND IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS ATTENDED BY A DOCTOR AND WAS TREATED FOR A MUSCLE STRAIN AND MISSED TWO DAYS OF WORK.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOARD MOTOR GRADER, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN THE BOARDING LADDER SWUNG AWAY FROM HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN MEDICATION.
STANDING ON FRAME OF TRUCK SUPER. REMOVAL OF FUEL SLIPPED OFF FELL TO GROUND SUSTAINING BROKEN ARM
ENTER LADIES REST RM IN SHOP EMP TRIPPED FELL INTO WALL STRUCK R SIDE CRACKED RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING ICE-MELT ON STEPS AT BACK OF WAREHOUSE WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON THE ICY STEP AND FELL AGAINST THE TOP STEP. SHE SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO HER RIGHT FOREARM, ELBOW AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TIRE OF GRADER FILLING HYDRAULIC TANK WHEN H E SLIPPED ON TIRE AND FELL HE STRUCK HIS BACK AND HIP ON TIRE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BACK STRAIN.
EMPL EXITING OPERATING CAB OF SHOVEL,TRIPPED ON SEAT FRAME FELL FORWARD STRIKING MOUTH AGAINST DOOR HANDLE OR DOOR FRAME.BROKE UPPER RIGHT FRONT TOOTH OFF.TOOTH WAS PREEXISTING CROWN.
WHILE CLIMBING THE BOARDING LADDER ON A TRUCK, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. A LARGE PIECE OF IRON HE WAS CARRYING SMASHED HIS R-RING FIGNER BETWEEN THE RUNG OF THE LADDER AND THE METAL. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINE D A LACERATION APPROX. 1 CM LONG DISTAL TO THE 2ND KNUCKLE. HE REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING A LADDER TO GET ON A CRANE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE THEN FELL AGAINST THE LADDER AND BRUISED HIS RIB CAGE.
EMP WAS ASCENDI3G A LADDER ON A FRONT-END-LOADER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEP HE THEN FELL AGAINST A STEEL PIPE
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON ENEVEN GROUND WHICH TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMP WAS ASCENDI3G A LADDER TO BOARD A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHICH CREATED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPL DESCENDING3LADDER WHILE GETTING OFF TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON NEXT TO LAST STEP.FELL TO GROUND AND TWISTED SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
DESCENDING LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN BOTTOM STEP GAVE WAY EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AND ALSO HIS BACK ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE OF COAL FROM THE TOP OF A TRUCK WAS DOING THIS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION (VIOLATION OF CO. POLICY) SLIPPED AND FELL (BIOLATION OF CO. POLICY-WAS NOT USING A S AFETY LINE)
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING A STAIRWAY ON A DRAGLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A STEP. THE FOOT THEN CONTACTED A LOWER STEP AND AT THIS TIME A FRACTURE OF THE ANKLE OCCURED.