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WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE CRANE EE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
LOADING CONVEYOR BELT, TIRES & DOLLYS ONTO FLATBED. EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF BELTS AND UNHOOKED CHAINS FROM LEG AND REHOOKED AT TOP OF BUCKET. WHEN HE TURNED HIS BACK TO GET OFF, WAS HIT IN BACK W ITH WHAT HE BELEIVES TO BE THE LEGAS AND KNOCKED FROM THE TRAILER.
EE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR & DOOR JAM. EE WAS UNCONCIOUS WHEN REACHED BY OFFICEPERSONNEL. REGAINED CONCIOUSNESS BUT REMAINED CONFUSED. 911 WAS CALLED & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSP WHERE HE SPENT THE DAY, RELEASED SAME EVENING. HAS CONCUSSION & FACIAL CUTS
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK ON THE HR DECK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS ANKLE (LEFT).
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM EXCAVATOR, SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK, LANDED ON UNEVEN GROUND, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF PIT TRUCK I MISSED OFFSET BOTTEM STEP. PUTTING ALL MY WEIGHT ON MY LEFT ANKLE * KNEE TWISTING IT TO THE LEFT TO WHERE I COULDN'T PUT WEIGHT ON IT FOR A FE MINUTES AND NOW HURTS TO WALK. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
YEMPLOYEE WAS HEPIN GTH EOPERATOR CHANGE AMAIN LINE CABLE ON THE YARDER. THE TOWER COLLAPSED AND TIPPED OVER THE YARDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF THE MACHINE AND STRUCK THE GRAVEL SURFAC E.
WORKING ON 2ND STATION, ON 4 INCH WATER LINE TRYING TO PULL LINE BACK UP CATWALK AFTER PUTTING FITTING ON. FITTING CAME OFF AND WENT TO THE GROUND AND AT SAME TIME EE HAD TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING.
WORKER WAS ON ELEVATED WALKWAY WORKING ON CRUSHER WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 6-8' TO THE GROUND.
SLIPPED ON ROCK OUTSIDE AND TWISTED LEG
WEATHER-RAIN,STEADY DOWNPOUR ALL DAY.OPERATING TRACKHOE.WHEN FINISHED PARKED MACHINE AND STEPPED OUT ON MUDDY WET TRACK.SLIPPED ,STEPPED BACKWARDS FALLING BACKWARDS OFF MACHINE.THERE ARE NO ST EPS TO ASSIST IN ENTERING OR EXITING MACHINE.
WORKER WAS INSTALLING A GREASE HOSE ON THE CONVEYOR BY HANGING OVER THE SIDE HE HAD BRACED HIMSELF WITH HIS LEG AT SOME PART HE SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIMSELF INJURY TO HIS LEG
PULLING SCREEN 0ROM CRUSHER WIRE BROKE FELL BACKWARDS 11 FT TO GROUND LANDING ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS DISK COMPRESSION , EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY