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EMPLOYEE WAS MONITORING A PORTION OF THE ROOF. PART OF THE ROOF GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ONTO A MOBILE CONVEYER.
STEPS TO LOADER CAB HAD BEEN DAMAGED. OPERATOR HAD TO STEP TO GROUND A LITTLE FURTHER THAN NORMAL. OVER TIME HE JARRED HIS KNEE, WITH SWELLING AND PAIN BEING THE RESULT. HE STATES IT WAS A CU MULATIVE CONDITION WORSENING OVER TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CRANE. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE EXITED THE CRANE.
EE SLID INTO A RAIL WHILE HURRIEDLY RESPONDING TO AN UPSET CONDITION IN THE MILL. HE SUFFERED A CRACKED OR FRACTURED RIB.
EE WAS REPAIRING A HOLE IN A BULK BAG. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE BAG HIS FOOT BECAME. TANGLED IN A STRAP CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL AGAINST THE SACK, INJURING HIS LEFT CHEST AREA.
EE AND PLANT ENGINEER HAD USED AN EXTENSION LADDER TO REACH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THE ENGINEER AHAD CLIMBED DOWN AND WAS HOLDING THE LADDER STEADY AS THE EE DESCENDED. THE LADDR'S LOCKING MECH ANISM CAME UNDONE AND THE LADDER STARTED TO CLOSE. THE EE FELL 10-12 FT, STRIKING HIS FACE AGAINST A COMPRESSOR DURING TH EFALL. HE RECEIVED STITCHES FOR TWO CUTS ON HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE TRACKING ON AN INCLINE CONVEYOR BELT. HE STATES THAT HE STOPPED THE CONVEYOR AND STEPPED ON IT TO REACH AN ADJUSTMENT. THE CONVEYOR HAD PROCESS MATERIAL ON IT WHICH WAS WET AND HE SLIPPED, FALLING APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW. HE LANDED ON HIS SHOULDER CAUSING A LEFT SHOULDER SEPARATION.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS DESCENDING THE STAIRWAY FROM THE PUG MILL TO THE LOWER CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE #3 MILL BUILDING. AS HE REACHED THE LADNIG HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. INV ESTIGATION SHOWED THAT MUD FROM RECENT RAINS HAD BEEN TRACTED INTO TH EAREA AROUND THE LANDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIPELINE ON THE BACK SIDE OF #3 THICKENER IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE PLANT. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND AT THE THICKENER BANK, HE STEPPED IN THE MUD AND HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT STUCK. HE FELL, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE FIAT ALLIS FRONT END LOADER.HE CLIMBED ONTO A SMALL STEP LADDER AND OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO T HE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOADER ENGINE BY WALKING ON THE BACK LEDGE OF THE LOADER.HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE LEDGE LANDING ON HIS BACK ON THE CONCRETE.
EMPL SHUTTING DOWN DRYER TO REPAIR A BROKEN DUSTLINE WHICH WAS CAUSING EXCESSIVE DUSTING IN THE AREA.EMPL TRIED TO AVOID A LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST THAT DISCHARGED FROM HOSE WHEN BAGHOUSE WAS SHUT DOWN.SLIPPED IN MUD AND HIT HEAD & NECK ON UPPER DRYER PLATFORM RAILING.
JUMPED OFF LADDER TO AVOID FALLING
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CALLED-IN FOR A MAINTENANCE REPAIR ON A PINCH VALVE IN THE #3 MILL BUILDING. AS HE APPROACHED THE WORK AREA HE SLIPPED IN SOME WET CLAY AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. E MPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON ONE WEEK OF RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITIES AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANIT-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION.
EMPL STATES THAT HE SLIPPED IN MUD & HIT LOWER LIP ON CORNER OF WOODEN PALLET CAUSING HIM TO SPLIT OPEN LOWER LIP & BREAK OFF TWO LOWER FRONT TEETH. SUTURES TO REPAIR LOWER LIP WERE REQUIRED. BROKEN TEETH WILL BE REPLACED WITH CAPS WHEN GUMS HEEL.
EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS TURNING A PALLET TURNTABLE FOR UNLOADING HE SLIPPED ON SOME GLUE THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE CONRETE FLOOR. EE WAS PLACED ON 1 WEEK OF RE TRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CARRYING A 3 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR TO JOB SITE FOR INSTALLATION HE SLIPPED ON THE WET CONCRETE AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS SHOULDER AND MUSC LE SPASM TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRWAY LEADING INTO THE PLANT AND WHEN HE REACHED THE STAIRWAY LANDING HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED IN SOME MUD AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE AND BOTTOCKS.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF A PERMANATELY AFFIXED STEEL RAIL LADDER THAT HE WAS DESCENDING AND MISSED THE BOTOOM RUNG CAUSING HIM TO JAM AND STRAIN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
SING HIM TO FALL. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING STRAIN & SWELLING TO HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPL WAS TAKEN TO AMADOR COUNTY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AS PRECAUTIONARY ME ASURE.