EE slipped and fell during lock out/tag out procedure on an excavator. He was on the catwalk above the tracks when his foot slipped off and he fell to the dirt below (he said his boots were wet). He broke his left hip and femur.
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Showing all 7EE WAS MOVING A STONE WHEN HE LOST FOOTING ON SNOW & ICE. HE FELL ON GROUND AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
ON MONDAY JAN. 7 EE FELL TWICE ON ICE/SNOW BY THE CUT MACHINE. HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER. HE THOUGHT HE'D BE O.K. BUT WORKING WITH STONE WAS BOTHERING HIM. CAME TO OFFICE ON TH URSDAY AT NOON ASKING TO SEE DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED STRAIN/TENDONITIS IN LEFT SHOULDER.
REPORTED BUT SAID HE WAS FINE 12-26-01, WANTED TO GO TO DR TO HAVE BACK LOOKED AT. ON THURS 11-8EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM CRUSHER, HE TURNED AND JUMPED DOWN LAST 2 RUNGS TWISTING HIS BACK.
HE WAS WALKING ON SITE, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED OUT OF BALANCE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS FUELING THE ROCK TRUCK & WHEN HE FINISHEDHE WENT TO RETURN THE NOZZLE TO THE FUEL TANK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER & HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED INTO A STEEL BAR.
HE WAS STOCK PILING STONE WHEN HE TURNED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF A ROCK TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING A BRUISE.