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February 13, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Mid-South Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee walked across truck scale to get to his equipment. As he stepped onto the scale, his foot slipped on ice and he fell on his left hip.

January 11, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Old Hickory Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had emptied dump truck of clay. He had gone around to back of truck to see that all the clay had dumped out. He took a step backwards, tripped over a lump of clay & fell on his left ankle.

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