At the end of his shift, Employee was stepping out of the shower when he lost his balance by slipping on a sheet of cardboard injuring his head on the concrete floor. He incurred a laceration behind his right ear on his head that required staples to close the wound.
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Showing all 5Worker was coming down 6 ft step ladder and tripped and fell onto concrete floor injuring shoulder and ribs.
Employee was going to mixer platform to begin running mixer. Employee tripped or apparently passed out and fell over railing. Employee fell approximately 10 ft to concrete floor. Cardboard box partially broke fall. Employee said he remembers tripping and falling, nothing much after that.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CLEANING OUT CLAY CRUSHING MACHINE AND WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM AROUND THE MACHINE. HE BEGAN WALKING AND APPARENTLY MADE A MIS-STEP WITH HIS LEFT FOOT WITH RESULTING SPRAIN OF LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON PIT BULLDOZER. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DOZER HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING THE GROUND.