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Employee was walking stumbled and fell sideways 14 feet from a step over ladder they had traversed landing on their right side with pain on that side and shoulder 911 was called and the employee was transported to Hospital.
While walking on an elevated walkway employee did not observe that an access opening in the grating was open and subsequently stepped through it causing a contusion to his lower leg.
Employee was leaving plant to go on a break, employee stepped backwards to speak to a fellow employee and in doing so tripped and fell into a nearby railing.
Employee tripped over wooden crib block on a concrete floor causing his left knee to strike the floor.
(Worker breached safety barrier and fell 4 feet to warehouse floor.) A roll of plastic covers was being installed with a forklift. EE was positioned inside a safety perimeter attempting to position the locks on the shaft of the roll. For whatever reason he exited the safety perimeter and fell off the elevated work area about 4 feet to the warehouse floor.
Employee was stacking dust on pallet and a 50 lb bag of dust came off assembly, employee caught bag and went to swing it onto the pallet and tripped and caught self with left arm.
Employee left premises for lunch. Upon returning and still on break he was talking to other employees and he fell face forward hitting his face on the conrete.
Employee stepped up on trunion - foot slipped and hit knee.
Was stacking 50lb bags of mine safety dust, had two pallets stuck together, one fell and he was turning to lay a 50lb bag down and he fell over the pallet.
Employee fell between stack of pallets & #2 super sack machine.
Was loading dump truck #121 with 920 loader got in #121 to park on back lot. When exiting #121 stepped out and missed step.
WAS UNHOOKING AIRLINE ON #123 TRACTOR, WHEN GRATE CAUGHT BOOT CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS LANDING ON LEFT ARM.