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EE was performing repairs and maint on Euclid #3. He was holding a prybar with both hands, lifting up on the cylinder when the bar slipped out of the hole causing him to lose his balance, he fell to the ground landing on his left elbow.
CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS OF THE 560B LOADER, WITH GLOVES ON AND HANDS HOLDING RAILS, LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE 1ST STEP, RIGHT FOOT GOING TO SECOND STEP AND RIGHT HAND MOVING DOWN RAIL. THE LEFT FOOT S LIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE ON CAPSTONE. HARD HAT AND GLASSES FELL OFF. EE BELIEVES FALL WAS RELATED TO MUD ON STEPS.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF DOZER W/A BUCKET OF OIL IN HIS R HAND AN DHELD ONTO THE DOZER W/HIS L. HE LOST HIS GRIP W/L HAND BECAUSE HIS ELBOW WAS STRILL SWOLLEN FROM HIS PREVIOUS INJURY. HE FELL T O THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS L ELBOW AGAIN. ELBOW IS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED.
EE CLIMBED ONTO THE GYRO TO SCRAPE IT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.HE WAS DESCENDING THE GYRO WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE/GRIP AND FELL 10-12' LANDING ONHIS BACKSIDE ON THE GROUND.HE HAS STATED THAT HE DOESN' T REMEMBER HOW HE FELL. HE SAID HE DIDNH'T HIT HIS HEAD. HE HAD MULTIPLE SCRATCHES & BRUISES ON HIS BODY--ARMS, SHOULDER, ELBOW, THIGHS & BUTTOCKS.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON STACKER, HIS BOOTS WEE MUDDY AND LADDER WAS DEWY. HE WA CARRYING TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT HAND, AND WAS ON 8TH OR 10TH WRUNG IN THE SAFETY CAGE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND FELT A PULL IN HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL BACK.