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While checking equipment in back portion of dragline, employee's foot caught on belt guard causing employee to trip and fall fracturing left knee cap.
As employee approached a ladder to descend from a dragline, he lost his footing and fell onto the dragline "shoe"; he fell on the same level at which he was walking. He was given treatment by EMTs and taken to the emergency room. Employee has sore back muscles and ribs.
While carrying lunch pail in one hand, was holding on to climb down rail on front end loader with other hand. Missed bottom step with foot, was still holding onto handrail and stretched. Employer was informed by employee on 5/7/2010 that this incident caused a tear in rotator cuff.
While one EE went to get the planks to place over open floor area, inj EE (before planks were placed over open area) removed chain from protected area, cont'd to remove guard over conveyor, stepped down to where the planks would had been placed and fell 8-10' cracking 3 vertebrae.
VICE GRIP PLIERS WAS HOLDING PIECE OF FLAT PLATE STEEL TEMPORARILY. EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING ON THE PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE REMOVED THE VICE GRIP PLIERS, CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HANDTOOLS TO MAKE REPAIRS TO BRADFORD BREAKER. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING BACK ONTO CATWALK FROM BEAM, FOOT SLIPPED OR EMPLOYEE MISJUDGED DISTANCE TO CATWALK.