EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A ROCK UNDER A PIPE LAYING ON THE GROUND TO PREVENT IT FROM FREEZING TO THE GROUND. THE AREA AROUND THE PIPE WAS ICY AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. THE ROCK THEN DROPPED ON HIS KNEE.
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER- A RUNG WAS MISSING AND HE FELL.
HE WAS PULLING 5 CHAIN WALKING BACKWARD THE GROUND WAS SLIPPERY HE SLIPPED AND FELL OVER A ROCK HE PUT HIS ARM OUT TO STOP HIS FALL AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER
WHILE RUNNING THE BURNER TO CUT AWAY THE ROCK FROM THE LEDGE HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD FELL & THE BURNER LANDED ON HIS RT SHOULDER.
WHILE SPLITTING THE ROCK AWAY FROM THE X SIDE OF THE QUARRY A BLOCK FELL AWAY AND SPLIT INTO PIECES. THE EMPLOYEE FELL AWAY BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES AND WAS CAUGHT UNDER BY HIS FOOT.
BRUISED LEFT ANKLE AND HEEL WHEN HE FELL ON AN ICY PLATFORM