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Operator was operating a D11N tractor and stopped machine for lunch break. Operator stated was attempting to exit the machine when EE lost balance and fell from the operator's platform to the ground below. Operator fractured right hip, tailbone and injured right elbow.
VICTIM WAS STANDING BY THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A PICKUP TRUCK WAITING ON THE DRIVER TO GET OUT. THE VICTIM TOOK A STEP, CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A FROZEN CLOD. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL F RACTURING HIS RIGHT LEG IN 3 PLACES.
VICTUM WAS DISMOUNTING FROM END DUMP. AS HE STEPPED FROM BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER HE STEPPED ON ROUGH GROUND & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS CAUSED A SPRAIN OF ANKLE.
DURING LUNCH BREAK THE OPERATOR HA DPARKED MACHINE ND WAS STANDING ON DECK OF CB. HE STARTED TO STEP DOWN AND SLIPPED AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY RAILIN GON HOOD AND IN SO DOIN G HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS EXITING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING DOZER TRACKS THE FELL TO GROUND.
SUBJECT WAS WALKING IN DITCH BESIDE VEHICLE. SOIL WAS LOOSE & SUBJECTS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. IN FALLING HE STRUCK UPPER RIGHT PORTION OF CHEST ON HARD MOUND OF DIRT CASUING INJURY.
OPERATOR HAD CHECKED HYDRAULIC OIL ON TS-24 SCRAPER AND WAS WALKING ON THE MACHINES BUMPER IN ORDER TO DISMOUNT. IT WAS RAINING AND HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY. HE STARTED TO SLIP AND GRABBED INSIDE OF DOOR. HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WEDGED IN A SMALL RING AND WAS BROKEN WHEN HE FELL.
VICTIM WAS BACK TO TRUCK IN AN OPEN FIELD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A SNOW COVERED PATCH OF ICE.
WORKER STEPPED ON AUGER FLIGHT & LSOT FOOTING HE GRABBED RAILING WITH LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL & LEFT SHOULDER WAS DISLOCATED BY JOLT OF BODY WEIGHT.
THE INJUED WAS 3NSTALLING A SMALL HOLDER CRANE FOR HANGING FLEXIBLE VENTILATION HOSE IN THE WELDING SHOP WHILE STANDING ON A 6 FT STEPLADDER AND ADJUSTING THE BOOM AFTER SPOT WELDING THE BOOM CAME OUT OF I7S PIVOT POINT CAUSING THE INJURED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL APPROX 5 .5 FT TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR