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TRIPPED AND FELL ON SCRAP ANGLE IRON BURIED IN GROUND.
HEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO SCALING RIG TO CHANGE FUEL FILTER. UPON REACHING DECKING, EE SLIPPED, FELL NINE FEET.
TRIPPED WALKING UP INCLINE.
MECHANIC WORKING ON TIP OF BOOM OF 988 CAT LOADER. WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RT ARM. SUDDEN JERK AND TWIST CAUSED A MUSCLE TEAR AND PARTIAL SEPARATION OF RT SHO ULDER. EMP HAS SINCE BEEN OUT OF WORK.
EE STEPPED ON LOOSE STONE, SLIPPED, FELT PAIN IN BACK. PRESENTLY SEEING A CHIROPRACTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK,SLIPPED ON SLICK SALT, HITTING HIS JAW ON VEHICLE, KNOCKING OUT THREE TEETH. EMP DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9-21-95.
WHILE STANDING ON 2ND FLOOR [NOT TIED OFF], HE PULLED A BOARD UP FROM THE FLOOR THEN BACKED UP &FELL OFF EDGE OF FLOOR TO LOWER LEVEL.
EE WAS HOLDING A BOOM CYLINDER FOR A MECHANICAL SCALER WHILE A CO WORKER WAS GUIDING THE ROD END INTO THE CYLINDER WITH A 3RD PERSON GUIDING THE ROD WITH A CRANE. WHEN ROD WAS INSERTED INTO CY LINDER OIL SHOT OUT. EE JUMPED BACK, FELL TO GROUUND AND FRACTURED LEFT WRIST WHEN BREAKING FALL.
EMPLOYEE FINISHED CHANGING WIPER ON CONVEYOR IN MILL AND WAS WALKING DOWN INCLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. INCIDENT RESULTED IN A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYE E RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS WALKING IN MINE AND STEPPED IN A LOW AREA, TWISTED KNEE.
WOODEN FLOOR BOARD BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX 10FT CUTTING HEAD & SCRAPING BACK & ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK FLUID IN RADIATOR OF LHD WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TANK WHICH HE WAS STANDING ON. HE THEN FELL INTO THE LHD.
WHEN STEPPING OFF THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK IN SHOP, FELT A SHARP PAIN UP THE BACK OF THE LEG AND KNEE.
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER RUNG, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE, FALL, & BRUISE RIGHT HIP.
WHEN BRINE PUMP WAS STARTED, PRESSURE CAUSED FOOT VALVE TO JUMP UPWARD. EMPLOYEE MADE ATTEMPT TO HOLD VALVE DOWN WITH HIS FOOT. AT SAME TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RELEASED PRESSURE CAUSING INSURED TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALL.
EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING A MECHANICAL ROOF SCALER & SLIPPED ON LOOSE FLOOR GRATE IN COCKPIT OF MACHINE CAUSING EMPL TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR APPROX.4' AFTER PERSISTENT PAIN,
DECKHAND WAS STANDING ON BARGE COVERS AND THE TUG BOAT TRIED TO OPEN THEM. THEY WOULD NOT OPEN, SO HE PULLED ON IT AGAIN A LITTLE HARDER AND IT MADE THE BARGE MOVE AND THE MAN FELL INSIDE THE BARGE. HE BRUISED HIS HIP AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS REMOVING TRANSITE SHEETS OFF OF 4TH FLOOR MILL BUILDING. HE AND ANOTHER MAN WAS CARRYING A SHEET OF TRANSITE AND WALKING ON A SHEET OF PLYWOOD TAHT WAS COVERING A HOLE IN THE ROOF . HE STEPPED OFF THE SHEET OF PLYWOOD AND THE TRANSITE GAVE WAY AND HIS FOOT WENT THROUGH. HE HAD A SAFETY HARNESS AND WAS TIED OFF AT THE TIME.
TWO EMPLOYEES SENT TO CLEAN UP OLD SCRAMBLER AREA. WHEN EMPLOYEES PICKED UP OLD TURN-TABLE, WHICH WAS PLACED OVER OPENING IN FLOOR, INJURED EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO HOLE IN FLOOR AND FELL 14 FEET TO NEXT FLOOR BELOW.
COMING DOWN STAIRS FROM PARKING TO SHOP FEET CAME OUT UNDER HIM AND HE FELL EIGHT TO NINE STAIRS BROKEN TAILBONE
EMPL WAS MOVING FORKLIFT VEHICLE. PUT FOOT ON TOE PLATE WHICH SLIPPED OFF CASUING HIM TO TWIST BACK.
EMPLOYEE HEARD A NOISE IN POCKETS AT -900 FOOT LEVEL OF MINE. EMPLOYEE HURRIED DOWN STEPS TO CHECK OUT NOISE. ABOUT SIX (6) STEPS FROM BOTTOM EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE DOCTOR UNTIL 5-7-90.
EMPL STATED THAT HE JUMPED OFF SCREEN #25 & HIT FOOT ON STEEL PLATE ON EDGE OF SCREEN.
EMPL GETTING OFF HYSTER FELT PAIN IN BACK.FELT SAME PAIN 3 TIMES THAT DAY.PM GETTING READY TO GO HOME,FELT PAIN AGAIN AND COULDNT MOVE.AMBULANCE CAME AND EMPL SENT TO HOSPITAL.DONT KNOW IF JOB RELATED.
INDIVIDUAL CLIMBING LADDER OF 992 LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED.EMPLOYEE CAUGHT SELF,PULLING MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM NUMBER THREE(#3) GRADALL SCALING RIG WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FIRST STEP. HE STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING ON WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND HURT HI MSELF IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AREA.
WORKING ON R2 CONVEYOR. AFTRER COMPLETING JOB, I.NAME ATTEMPTED TO GET DOWN FROM THE CONVEYOR BY STEPPING OVER TO THE FRONT FENDER OF A JEEP. THE FENDER COLLAPSED AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS SIDE AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF CAB OF PETIBONE CRANE & CAUGHT HEAL OF SHOE ON LUG OF TIRE & FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON LEFT WRIST HE WAS TRYING TO SWING TO GET THE LADDER
SLIPPED ON LOOSE SALT & STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON LHD BENDING LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND LACERATING SAME
CLAIMS HE CHANGED A SCREEN. WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN HE OST HIS FOOTING AND STRA2NED B ACK..
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING HOSE ON BETTFRANSE OF WAIT CONVEYOR,HE POSITIONED THE LADDER & WENT UP TO THE 4TH STEP.HE REALIZED HE WAS OUT OF SECTION SO HE STRODDLED THE LADDER RATHER THAN REPOSITU ION IT.ASHE ATT9MPTED TO PUT HIS LEG OVER THE TOP THE LADDER SHIFTED & HE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER WAIST & HEAD.
STEPPED ON ROUN8 FILTER ON FLOOR, FILTER ROLLED OUT FROM UNDERFOOT AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO2KING UP PULLING CABLE IN SHEAVE WHEEL TO PULL CONVEYOR BELT ON CONVEYOR THAT WAS DOWN FOR ADVANCEMENT, EITHER SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 3 FEET.
I.NAME WAS TALK3NG TO I.NAME HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL FROM THE BEAM. HE HIT HIS HEAD & HIS ELBOW WHICH WAS REPORTED AS BROKEN AFTER HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. WAS RELEASED S AME DAY. 3
I.NAME WAS STAN8ING ON A LADDER CHANGING FILTERS THE LADDER WAS NOT SECURED HIS BODY WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING THE LADDER TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE FILTER
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING OIL IN FC TRUCK HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE TRUCKS UNDER WHERE THE RUBBER DUST FLAP JOINED THE FENDER THE FOOTING WAS NBOT SOLID AND GAVE WAY INJURED FELL TO THE GROUND EXPERIENCING D3SCOMFORT IN THE R T SIDE GROIN AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING TOP OF NEWLY PAINTED G&W RAILROAD CAR AND WHEN HE STEPPED ACROSS OPEN TROUGH,SLIPPED AND FELL INTO HALF-LOADED OPEN CAR.
EMPL WALKING BEHIND STAMLER WHEN HE LOST FOOTING ON GLAZED SURFACE FELL AND STRUK LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON LADDER REMOVING WIRE FROM A POLE AT STATION 3 HOOKED SAFETY BELT MUST HAVE DCOME LOOSE AND HE FELL STRAIGHT FROM LADDER LANDING ON RT FOOT AND TOPPLING TO HIS BACK CRUSHED VERTABRAE SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE.
CLIMBING LADDER AT PORTABLE LOADING STATION NO. 3, SLIPPED FROM TOP AND FELL TO GROUND.
EMPL JUMPED FROM PARKED JEEP BECAUSE HE WAS FRIGHTENED BY AN AIR LINE THAT BURST ON NEARBY AIR COMPRESSOR.
INJURED WAS GOING TO CLOSE AN ACCUR DOOR TO THE CAB OF HIS VECHILE ON THE DRIVER AT SIDE A THE OPERATOR CLIMBED THE STEPS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE HE REACHED FOR THE QUARAIL TO SUPPORT HIMS
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE DESCENDING INCLINE STEPS IN 1 MILL BUILDING HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK CAUSING PAIN TO HIS BACK AND CHEST STEPS WERE WET FROM THE RAIN
EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN WET LADDER FROM RR CAR AND SLIPPED STRIKING SIDE OF FACE ON RUNG OF LADDER LACERATION RT EYE REQUIRING 2 SUTURES
INJ WAS ON POWDER RIG SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF TOP WERE LAYING ON THE CANOPY OF THE RIG INJ PUT ONE FOOT ON THE RAIL AND OTHER ON THE POWDER MONKEY USING HIS ARMS TO REMOVE THE PIECE OF SALT HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LFT SHOULDER AND BACK ON THE RAIL EMP FELL APPROX 4 TO 5 FT AND LANDED ON THE GRADING OF RIG
EMPLOYEE TEPPED ON TOP OF SCREW CONVEYOR HE HAD HAMMER IN HIS HAND AND WAS GOING TO HIT ON 3 PANS LOCATED ABOVE SCREW CONVEYOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR CHOKES PC OF PLYWOOD ON TOP OF SCREW CONVE R SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL INTO SCREW CONVEYOR WITH HIS LEFT FOOT
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD RETURNED FROM ROWN WITH SUPPLIED AND EQUIPMENT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OFF-LANDING FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK.