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INDIVIDUAL WAS GOING UP MOUNTING ON D-10 CAT DOZER WHEN INJURED SLIPPED OFF AND HIT GROUND APPROX 4 TO 5 FT
WHILE CRAWLING OFF DOZER OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT TAIL BONE ON PUSH BEAM OF DOZER.
WHILE PULLING P2WER CABLE FOR DRAGLINE, INDIVIDUAL TRIPPED ON FROZEN GROUND AND FELL ON BACK.
WHILE INJURED W5S GETTING ON D9LDOZER,HE SLIPPED ON TRUCKS AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO TO GROUND FALLING ON POSTERIOR OF BODY.
WHILE STANDING 2N ROCK CUTTING HOIST CABLE. STEPPED BACK OFF ROCK AND LOST BALANCE FALLING ON RIGHT HAND.
WHILE INJURED W5S GETTING OFF DOZER(D9L), SLIPPED AND RIGHT SIDE OF BODY FELL ON HAND HOLD ON PUSH ARM OF DOZER.
WHILE INJURED W5S GETTING ON TRACTOR, SLIPPED ON STEP AND HIT LEFT ELBOW ON FRAME OF TRACTOR
HE WAS WALKING3THRU THE SHOP WITH MUDDY SHOES ON WHEN HE TURNED A CORNER SLIPPED BUT DID NOT FAL ON CONCRETE FLOOR SPRAINING RT FOOT
WHILE COMING DO4N STEPS AT THE LOAD-OUT TIPPLE INJURED STEPPED OFF LAST STEP & SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF SLAG (3IN) AND FELL DOWN TWISTING LEFT ANKLE
HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF T HE LOADER TO CHECK THE HEATER PLUG ON THE ENGINE THE STEPS ON THE SIDE OF LOADER ARE CUT OFF SO HE HAD NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO OR STEP ON TO CLIMB HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP BY HOLDING ONTO SIDE OF HOOD AND TRYING TO STEP ONTO A TIRE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AROUND FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND
WHILE CRAWLING ON T HE INSIDE OF THE LOADE OUT BIN HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN FALLING ONTO THE EDGE OF THE STEEL GATE HITTING HIS LEFT HIP LEG & KNEE TWISTING THE LEFT KNEE.
WHILE WALKING OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP WITH HIS HANDS FULL OF TOOLS HE TRIPPED OVER BEARING RACES LAYING ON THE FLOOR. HE FELL TO T HE GROUND ON HIS TAILBONE. HE GOT UP & FELT A PAIN IN HIS B ACK WHICH KEPT HIM OFF OF WORK SINCE.
GETTING OFF OF 35 MICHIGAD LOADER STEPPING DOWN OFF STEPS MYLEG SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STOP AND HIT INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE CLIMBING ONTO A DOZER. THE STEEL TRACKS WERE COVERED WITH ICE & HE SLIPPED & HIS LT. FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN THE TRACKS & PUSH ARM & FRACTURED WHEN HE FELL.
EE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF T URNING OFF A 3" WATER PUMP LOCATED INT HE CREEK, HE WAS WAKING DOWN THE CREEK BANK & STARTED SLIDING & GRABBED HOLD OF A WIRE SPOOL & CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A NAIL
HE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF MOTOR OIL WITH HIS ARMS EXENTED FOR BALANCE. HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND FELL DOWN, TWISTING HIS BACK WHICH CAUSED THE PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM 800 MACK TRUCK TWISTED ANKLE.
TWO MEN WERE CARRYING A SCREEN UP A SET OF STAIRS TOM\S FOOT SLIPPED LOOSING HIS BALANCE FELL THE SCREEN WEIGHT 150 LB. TRAPPED HIS HAND AGAINST THE CONCRETE FLOOR. SEVERE CUT IN JOINT OF INDE X FINGER AND HAND
HE WAS CARRYING A 6 IN WATER PUMP ON FRONT OF A FRONT END LOADER TO PLACE THE PUMP ON A PAD IN THE PIT. THE PIT AROUND THE PAD HAD 3 FT. OF WATER IN IT SO HE HAD TO CRAWL FROM THE CAB OUT OVER THE MOTOR AND TIRE TO UNHOOK THE PUMP. WHEN HE CLIMBED BACK WITH WET MUDDY BOOTS HE SLIPPED ON THE LOADER AND FELL, TWISTING HIS BACK;BUT HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AND HUNG ON.
CLOSING DOOR ON MINE RUN BIN,COAL CAME DOWN AND AS HE WENT TO GET OUT OF WAY,TWISTED HES RIGHT HIP.