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WHILE EMPLOYEE WALKED DOWN FROM STAIRS, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON TO THE FLOOR, SHE OPENED THE LUNCH ROOM DOOR AND STARTED ENTERING THE LUNCH ROOM, WHE TRIPPED ON AN ELEVATED AREA OF THE CONCRETE FL OOR, SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND TWISTED HER ANKLE
THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON TOP OF THE RIGHT KNEE CAP WHEN HE WAS JUMPING AWAY FROM AN AIR HOSE THAT HAD COME UNCOUPLED.
CLEANING OUT CHUTE KB2 FROM K4 - STANDING ONTOP OF PILE INFRONT OF CHUTE KEEPING IT CLEAR SO IT WOULD NOT PLUG UP. MATERIAL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMP WAS PALLETIZING SACKS AND HAD PULLED A BAG OFF THE PHPZ3 TABLE AS HE THREW THE BROKEN BAG DOWN THE CHUTE HE TRIPPED OVER THE RUG CAUSING AWKWARD TWISTING MOVEMENT
EMP FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG ON STATIONARY LADDER AND HIS KNEE STRUCK A LADDER RUNG
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING STAIRS WITH OPEN RISER ON 7TH FLOOR OF PREHEATER TOWER WHEN THE METATARSAL GUARD ON HIS SHOE CAUGHT ON A STAIR TREAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETAIN HIS BALANCE BY HANGING ONTO A HANDRAIL AND IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMP REMOVED AN 18" X 4\ SECTION OF FLOOR GRATING TO GAIN ACCESS TO AN OIL FILTER. WHILE USING AN AIR LANCE TO CLEAN AROUND FILTER HE STEPPED INTO THE OPEN FLOOR HOLE
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A BOULDER STEMING SECONDARY SHOT HOLES, AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM & HAND ON TO ANOTHER SMALLER BO OULDER BELOW CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE QUARRY CRUSHER. THE JOB REQUIRED HIM TO STEP UP AND DOWN FROM A WORK PLATFORM, ABOUT 18 IN HEIGHT. AFTER JUMPING DOWN ON ONE OCCASION HE COMPLAINED OF PA IN IN HIS LOWER BACK, BUT NEVER REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
SAMPLING KILN #1 CLINKER.SLIPPED ON CLINKER WHILE WALKING ONTO CATWALK.CLINKER WAS SPILLING OUT ON CATWALK....FROM SKIRTING ONTO CATWALK CAUSING BUILDUP WITH FINE DUST AND CLINKER IN WALKWAY.
JUMP STARTING MUSTANG 18 UNDER CM-4. TAKING JUMPER CABLES BACK TO FORKLIFT 5 STEPPED ON SOMETHING UNDER CEMENT 6-7\\ DEEP AND TWISTED LEG.
SLIPPED ON 1\\ X 12\\ ROUND METAL BAR.CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM AS HE FELL AND TWISTED RIGHT SHOULDER.