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EE WAS TAKING IT UPON HIMSELF TO LOOK AT THE MOTOR ON THE CONVEYOR TO GET A SERIAL NUMBER. WHEN HE CLIMBED UP ON THE CONVEYOR(NOT RUNNING). HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE CONVEYOR, HITTING A ROL LER(?) INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS ON THE DOCK BARGE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT, HARD, BREAKING A BONE HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE CONVEYOR TO THE GROUND BELOW, WHICH WAS ABOUT 10 FEET. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS FEET ON LOOSE ROCK. INJUR ED HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UP ON A LADDER FILLING HOLES WITH EXPLOSIVES WHEN THE TOP OF THE LADDER SLID SIDEWAYS AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK TO WIPE OFF THE HEADLIGHTS. DUE TO MUDDY STEPS ON HIS TRUCK, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE ON THE STEP.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF DRILL TRUCK & PLACING WEIGHT ON LEFT LEG THE WEIGHT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO COLLAPSE EMPLOYEE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY TO THIS KNEE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ON SOLID GROUND
TRUCK DRIVER HAD PARKED WATER TRUCK UNDERGOUND, CLIMBED DOWN OUT OF IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS PARKED IN CORRECT SPOT, THE DRIVER THEN CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK, TURNED THE TRUCK S HEADLIGHTS OFF, A ND WHEN CLIMBED OUT OF THE TRUCK THE DRIVER MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE REPAIRING CONVEYOR, BUMPED HIS KNEE AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST. NO ONE WITNESSED ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE BEGAN TEMPORARY DISABILITY 8-9-93.
EMPL WAS CHANGING OIL ON HAUL TRUCK,FOOT MISSED BOTTOM STEP ON TRUCK AND EMPL FELL CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT PELVIS.
EMPLOYEE'S INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 01-22-91.EMPLOYEE SAID THAT ON OR ABOUT 11-19-90 HE FELL DOWN WHILE CARRYING A BAG OF ANFO.EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-22-90 AND WA S TOLD HE HAD PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS HIP AND LEGS.EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE PRESCRIPTION UNTIL 01-22-91.
DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON SIMPLICITY RETURN BELT SLIPPED & SPRAINED RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND IN PROCESS OF CATCHING HIMSELF.
HE WAS ROLLING OUT WIRE, AND AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG, HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON UNEVEN GROUND.
GROUND WAS COVERED WITH ICE.SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.HIS BACK WAS INJURED BY FALL.
HE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON COMB CURSHER HE JUMPED OFF FRAME OF COMB CRUSHER WHEN HE LANDED ON GROUND, HE SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
CLIMBING OFF SCREEN WHEN HE JUMPED,RIGHT FOOT LANDED ON BOULDER SPRAINING ANKLE.