EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FOUR STEP LADDER. WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM STEP, HE TURNED AWAY TAKING HIS HANDS OFF THE LADDER. HE THEN SLIPPED AND IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK HIS FAL HE HIT HIS WRIST/FOR EARM ON A CONVEYOR.
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Showing all 14EE SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING & STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE HAUL TRUCK AND MISS-JUDGED THE LAST STEP, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A HAUL TRUCK. HE SAID HE MISSED THE LAST STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO A JACK STAND STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN TRUCK LADDER SLIPPED & TWISTED RT HAND WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF
FUELING WELDING MACHINE ON T RK SLIPPED & FELL ON OILY DECK AS A RESULT OF THE FALL PULLED OR STRAIRED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACKWARD CARRYING LENGTH OF PIPE; FELL OVER UNEVEN GROUND INTO A RUT.
EMPLOYE WAS CLIMBING LADDER INTO EUCLID TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED & HE CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT ON WRIST & THUMB OF RT HAND
POSSIBLE OIL SPOT ON METAL FRAME SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE IS SECURITY GUARD AT PLANT.WAS CHASING VANDALS FROM LOADER WENT THRU THE CAB OUT OTHER SIDE.SLIPPED OFF STEPS BACKWARDS,GRABBING RAIL.CUT THREE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF RAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK OF SCREEN AT 20 FT HEIGHT (APPROX.); CARRYING METAL TO PLACE FOR WELDING (WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE). HE MIS-STEPPED, DROPPING METAL, AND FELL BACKWARD OFF SCREEN O NTO BED OF FLATBED TRUCK PARKED BELOW SCREEN.
STRPPED INTO SMALL TRENCH TWISTING LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN OFF CRUSHER. HE TURNED ANKLE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED TO THE NEXT METAL STEP STRIKING ANKLE. SPRAIN RESULTED AND BRUSING.
WALKING UP DIRT3EMBANKMENT NEAR TRUCK SCALES, SLIPPED & FELL ON LEFT WRIST SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.