Employee was raising a counterweight on a conveyor with a chain hoist when the chain broke he jumped back landing on a tool twisting his ankle.
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Showing all 6Employee was taking inventory of ANFO bags in a storage facility. He tripped on the plastic wrap holding the bags on the pallets striking his knee on the floor when he fell.
Employee parked the grease truck and was exiting the vehicle when his foot slipped off the step, causing him to fall to the ground, bruising his right lower back and right hip.
Employee's foot slipped off the step of a dump truck while exiting the vehicle causing him to sprain his ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE FOR DEFECTS. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER HE STATES HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE CONTACTED THE GROUND.
GETTING OUT OF TRUCK--FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL--STRAINING BACK.