Employee was stepping down from a front-end loader and when his foot touched the ground, he stepped and slipped on a rock, causing him to fall to his knee and injure his right ankle. Medical diagnosis: right-ankle sprain.
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Showing all 3Employee, had climbed up onto an old shaker that was out of service and for sale in an area of the pit, known as the 'bone yard'. While atop the piece of equipment, a handrail broke and gave way and the employee fell to the ground, injuring his right shoulder.
JUMPED FROM A PIECE OF MACHINERY TO THE GROUND. IMPACTING THE GROUND PRIMARILY WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON ONE FOOT, FRACTURING BONE IN HIS HEEL.