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EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO A PALLET TO PLACE A BAG OF PIGMENT INTO A FEED HOPPER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND STRUCK AGAINST THE HOPPER.
WAS PUSHING A LOADED WHEEL BARROW WHEN HE STEPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL AT #4 COAL MILL FEEDER CUAISNG HER TO SLIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG WALKWAY GRATING IN THE RAN MILL BLDG.& SLIPPED ON OIL TAKEN TO DOC.FOR GROIN STRAIN BUT HAD FEVER & WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR LEG INFECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN FINISH MILL BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE
AFTER CHECKING IOL ON FRONT END LOADER HE WAS OPERATING - HE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS TO BACK OF LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT LEFT ELBOW ON ENGINE COVER - CONTUSION/BRUISE TO ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE CARRAGE WALKWAY TO THE BRIDGE WALKWAY OF THE BUCKET CRANE WHILE CARRYING A GREASING CAN APPROX 3' DROP
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOIST BRAKE ON DRAGLINE CRANE.AS HE WAS HOLDING ONTO BRAKE BAND,HE SLIPED AND FELL AGAINST THE BAND PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE BAND AND BRAKE DRUM.HE WAS NOT WEAR ING WORK GLOVES.
IJURED WAS CARRYING 6" CHANNEL UPSAIRS. PC WAS 42" LONG WEIGHT = 20#. HE STEPPED ON 1ST STEP IT MOVED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE - SPRAINED RT. KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A BARGE BEING LOADED AT SAND AND GRAVEL PLANT. AS HE STEPPED ONTO A BIT ON THE DECK OF PLANT HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE BIT STRIKING HIS BUTTOCK NOTE THIS INJURY W AS NOT REPORTED BECAUSE IT WAS HEARD BEFORE THE THE VA. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TO DETERMINE ANY LOST TIME. OPION WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 5, 1989.
EMP. WAS WORKIN1 FROM A 16' STRAIGHT LADDER ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE AN ACCESS DOOR ON THE KILN PRECIPITATOR. HE SHIFTED ON THE LADDER, IT KICKED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING MECHANICS REPAIR THE DOZER HE OPERATES, A CATERPILLAR D-8. AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE WAREHOUSE FOR A CAN OF ANTI-SEIZE, HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL LOST BALAN7E ON MILL ACCESS LADDER.STEPPED OFF INTO OIL SPILL TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DE8CENDING A MILL ACCESS LADDER WHEN IT (LADDER) TIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSED HIS BALANCE & STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE LADDER
EMPLOYEE WAS DE8CENDING A LADDER INTO AN ELEVATOR PIT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ABOUT 2 FEET, TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING PIPE UNION TO CHANGE A HYDRAULIC PUMP OIL SPLASHED OUT OF PIPE HE TURNED TO GET CLEAR & TGRIPPED OVER REPLACEMENT PUMP FALLING ON HIS RT.ARM
EMPL STEPPING D2WN OFF LADDER MISSED BOTTOM RUNG TWISTED ANKLE AS HE STEPPED O NTO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ON THE LADDER AT #5 FINISH MILL (FEED END) WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 3 FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING/WALKING WUICKLY TO HIS TRACK DOZER THAT HE OPERATED AROUND THE STOCK PILE AREA AND STEPPED ON SOME UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING FLASHING ONCONVEYOR. HE SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A GUARD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FINGER.
INJ WALKING TO 4OB SITE ON METAL WALKWAY.IT GAVE WAY DUE TO HEAVY RAINS INJ ELL WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT LEG BY CEMENT FOOTING SUPPORTING WALKWAY.
INSTALLING FRONT BRAKES ON PICK-UP TRUCK, INJURED ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS OPEN GREASE PIT & SLIPPED FELL CUT RT SHIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE HAD CLIMBED UP APPROX. 4 FT ON A METAL FRAME TO CHECK EQUIPMENT AT #9 FINISH MILL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL; HIS LEG STRIKING AGAINST THE METAL FRAMEWORK.