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EE WAS WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOT & SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE & FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING WHEEL CHOCKS AFTER 8:00 AM BREAK AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
A DRILL OPERATOR LOWERED THE MAST ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL RIG TO DO AN INSPECTION WITH FIELD MECHANIC. DURING THE INSPECTION THE OPERATOR STEPPED INTO A HOLE.
WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER TAKING THE NEXT STEP DOWN HIS PLANTED FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL W/ALL HIS WEIGHT ON 1 ARM. HIS FEET WERE MUDDY CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONDITION. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS R/SHOULDER. HE DIDN'T REPORT THE INCIDENTUNTIL 3/26/02 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
WHILE STANDING ON AN ANGLED SURFACE WELDING, EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO HIS KNEES, STRAINING HIS SACROILIAC, HIP AND THIGH REGIONS. EE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY AND MEDICATION UNTIL SYMPTOMS I MPROVE.
WAS SPOTTING FOR A 793 BACKING OUT OF SHOP, WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS TRIPED OVER PILE OF DIRT AND ROCKS THAT HAD BEEN CLEANED FROM OTHER BAY RESULTING IN A L SHAPED CUT TO HIS LEFT HAND BY THUM B CUT IS APPROX. 2"X1"4 REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.
EE SLIPPED ON A SET OF STEPS, FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK HER FACE ON THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION OF THE INSIDE OF HER MOUTH.
THE EE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF AN UG HAUL TRUCK AT THE START OF SHIFT. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF AN ICY HANDHOLD ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE HAD ONE FOOT IN THE CAB AND ONE FOOT IN MID-AIR. HE FELL BACK WARD ON THE GROUND AND BRUISED HIS RIBCAGE RESULTING IN 2 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS INSTALLING PIPE FROM THE WORKDECK OF A SCISSORLIFT WHEN A STABILIZER JACK SANK INTO SOFT MUCK CAUSING SCISSORLIFT TO TIP OVER AGAINST THERIB AND THROW HIM ONTO THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF 8'. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL HE WAS ASKED AND DID NOT VISIT THE DOCTOR UNTIL 2/1/02. HE RECEIVED A CORTISONE INJECTION INTO AN INJURED SHOULDER. WAS NOT A FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE PULL-DOWN CHAIN ON A DRILL. SOMETHING HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEG, WHICH MADE HIM JUMP BACK. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF THE DRILL DECK AND FRACTURE HIS LEG.
WHILE CLEANING OUT A FLOOR SUMP WITH A 2" WATER HOSE HE SLIPPED & FELL. HIS RIGHT HAND HIT THE FLOOR WHILE HOLDING THE HOSE. HIS RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS WERE FRACTURED. HE WAS SPLINTED & RETURNED TO WORK.
WHILE REPAIRING A TEAR IN A CONVEYOR BELT, EE WAS WALKING ON THE BELT, SLIPPED AND FELL. FALLING BACK, LANDED ON THE BELT. HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE HAD SURGERY ON THE SHOULDE R ON 8-22-01, STARTED RESTRICTED WORK DUTY STARTING 8-27-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A VALVE BOX FOR THE REUSABLE PAD. HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE LID OF THE BOX WHICH MADE HIM STUMBLE AND FALL TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS ANKLE IN THE PROCESS.
EE WAS HOSING DOWN SUMP. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, BRUISING HIS RIBS. HE WAS RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY ON 1-13-01, HOWEVER, THE DR. TOLD HIM TO NOT EXERT HIMSELF FOR A FEW DAYS, SO I FIGURE ITS RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A VAN WHICH WAS PARKED IN A DEEP PARKING DITCH. THE EE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE SHE WAS STEPPING AND STEPPING INTO THE DITCH, STRAINING HER KNEE IN THE PROCESS.
EE WAS WALKING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE ON HER SHOULDER. SHE SLIPPED AND PUT HER HAND ON A LARGE ROCK TO CATCH HERSELF AND THE PIPE FELL OFF HER SHOULDER AND STRUCK H E FINGER.
EE WAS ASCENDING A LADDER ON A 789 CAT HAUL TRUCK TO DO MECHANICAL REPAIRS. WHILE DOING SO HE HAD TOOLS IN ONE HAND AND PARTS IN THE OTHER. ABOUT HALF WAY UP HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL 10' TO T HE SHOP FLOOR. HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE JOINT.
MECHANIC WAS EXITING LUB TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON BATTERY COVER AND THE BATTEYR COVER WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN. THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
STEPPED OFF SERVICE TRUCK AND PUT RIGHT FOOT DOWN FIRST AND ANKLE TWISTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FLATBED TRAILER HELPINGTO UNLOAD SMALL TIRES. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A STEP BACK AND TRIPPED OVER A TIRE. THIS ACTION CAUSEDHIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRAILER AND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A HAUL TRUCK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME. AS TIME WENT BY IN THE SHIFT, HIS ARM BEGAN TO HURT.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE MANBUCKET. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE STEP WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP HIT AGAINST THE STEP.