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EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF BOAT CARRYING A PUMP, LOST BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD SMASHING HAND BETWEEN THE PUMP AND BOAT.
TRIPPED OVER GEAR SHIFT WHEN ENTERING DRILL WHILE TRYING TO LOOK AT BOOM AT SAME TIME
CHECKING OIL IN WATER TRUCK, WAS ON RIGHT FENDER CHECKING OIL, HE MISSED THE STEP AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TRUCK.
CLIMBING OFF LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER.
JAW CRUSHER WAS NOT TAKING FULL FEED. EE EXITED LOADER TO CHECK CRUSHER CHAMBER AND AFTER NOTICING A TREE ROOT INSIDE, CLIMBED DOWN, LOCKED IT OUT AND CLIMBED BACK UP ON PLATFORM TO FREE ROOT. HE HAD DIFFICULTY, SO CLIMBED IN JAW AND SLID DOWN, CATCHING BOOT AND LODGING LEF IN JAW. TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND HEARD IT POP.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTLEG SLIPPED THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE, CUTTING AND BRUISING HIS LEG.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK BY THE CONE CRUSHER. HE STEPPED ONTO THE LEDGE OF THE CRUSHER AND WHEN HE JUMPED BACK DOWN, HE MISSTEPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. EE STATES HE MIGHT HAVE HAD GREA SE ON HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS FOOTING. HE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM LATER THAT NIGHT. HE RECEIVED A SPRAINED ANKLE FROM THIS INJURY/ACCIDENT.
EE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE GENERATOR TRAILER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE 2ND STEP HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST A LOADER BUCKET. EE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION & A NECK SPRAIN