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Climbing down off of EX1100 Excavator, feet slipped out from under person, held body with both arms on ladder handrails. Pulled arms, shoulders & chest. Hanging 8-10" above ground, eased body off onto ground.
Service man was climbing off EX-1100 after putting oil in machine, lost his footing and fell approx 3' and landed on right side, hurting lower back.
EE was seeding when he lost footing fell landing on right shoulder and arm. It was raining and muddy.
Employee was driving a fence post in the ground. The ground was muddy due to the weather. Employee slipped and fell hitting knee on rocks.
Employee was walking up mountain to go get a hose. The mountain was very muddy due to the weather. He slipped and fell in mud on knee and rolled about 10 foot down hill.
Employee got out of his excavator to check his hyd. oil & when he got back into the cab he twisted his knee.
Employee was operating drill and drilling holes in ground. The employee stepped out of drill onto the ground and twisted his knee when he began to walk.
STEPPED OFF TRUCK AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
WENT TO TRIALER TO GET TIME CARDS AND SLIPPED ON SNOW AND ICE. HE FELL ON ICE AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.
GET OUT OF LOADER TO CHECK OIL-FOOT SLIPPED ON OPERATOR FELL ABOUT 6' FROM TOP.
CLIMBING ON BUMPER WITH MUDDY FEET, HE SLID OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HEAD AND SHOULDERS FELL ON TRAILER HITCH - RIGHT SIDE OF RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING OIL IN END LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
PULLING A CHAIN AND SLIPPED ON THE LOWBOY, PULLED LOWER BACK.
IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AND EE WAS COMING OUT OF DOZER AND FELL FROM STEPS.
EE WAS CUTTING TREES OVER HIGHWALL-LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO ROCKS BELOW.
CLIMBING DOWN FROM D9 DOZER (SERVICING MACHINE) WHEN HE FELL BACK OFF HITTING HIS BACK ON ROLLER FRAME AND THEN HITTING THE GROUND ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT. HE WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT BEYOND 0 400 UNTIL 0530. GOING FOLLOWING DAY TO DR. DID NOT REPORT TO WORK 10-24-01 ON 2ND SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN GETTING ON DOZER AS IT WASRAINING. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED, BUT THE RIGHT FOOT STAYED SOLID CAUSING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT ONTO RIGHT LEG. HE SAYS IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING TORE. HE CAME TO WORK ON 10-13-01. WORKED THRU WK 10-21 AND 10-25 GOING TO DOCTOR ON 10-26 FOR EXAM AND THEN RETURNING TO WORK 10-29-01.
STANDING ON LADDER WORKING ON LECTRA HAUL ROCKTRUCK WHEN HE FELL HITTING HIS KNEES, NOTE THIS WAS BEGINNING OF SHIFT, HE WORKED FULL 10 HR SHIFT PLUS TWO HOURS OVERTIME, NEVER REPORTED INCIDEN T TO SUPERVISOR, GATHERED INFO FROM WITNESS.
WAS GETTING READY TO MOUNT DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED UP ON PUSH ARM. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HE FELL ACROSS TILT JACK.
WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK & SLIPPED FALLING TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. SAYS IT BEGAN TO SPASM.SAYS THIS IS COMMON WHEN HE STRESSES HIS BACK DUE TO ON OLD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL INJURY & THEN F ROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT FROM THE PAST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY CAUGHT LEFT THUMB ON HANDRAIL POST, PULLED THUMB BACK.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ON THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER, HURTING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING THE ROADWAY AND TRIPPED ON THE HOSE FALLING TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS DOING MAINTENCE WORK ON EXCAVATOR UNDER WET AND MUDDY CONDITIONS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK, HE FELL, CUTTING LOWER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG ON SHARP PART OF TRACK.
WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM LAST STEP OF LADDER OF HIS ROCK TRUCK, HE HAD ONE FOOT ON STEP AND MOVED HIS OTHER FOOT DOWN ELEVATING HIS BODY TO ONE SIDE AND STRAINING HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
STEPPED OUT OF LOADER AND FELT SICK AND HE SAID THAT HE GOT DIZZY AND FELL OFF 180 LOADER.
HE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK TRUCK AND INJURED HIS LEFT FOOT DUE TO SNOW AND ICE.