EE WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULBS. HE WEN TO STEP OFF THE STEEL FRAME WORK ONTO THE TAIL SECTION GUARD OF 1/4' STONE FEED BELT. THE GUARD GAVE WAY AND HE SLIPPED AND HIS WORK BOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY.
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Showing all 39LOAD STRAIGHT TRUCK WITH SCREENS FROM SCREEN DECK. SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCED FELL OFF SIDE OF TRUCK LANDED ON HANDS AND SNAPPED HIS WRIST.
EE WAS DESCENDING A FLIGHT OF STEPS HE LOST HIS FOOTING ABOUT FOUR STEPS FROM THE BOTTOM, SLID DOWN FRACTURING HIS RIGHT HEEL..
INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING OPERATORS CAB AFTER RAISING RIG ON JACKS. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND NEXT TO A CREVICE. THE GROUND BROKE AWAY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
WALKING ALONG SIDE A CONVEYOR AND WALKED OVER A STONE PILE. HE OVERTURNED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF #4 WATER TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON THE BATTERY COVER. THE COVER MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND. HIS CHIN STRUCK THE COVER CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE DOZER AND STEPPED ON A LOSE STONE, AND LOST HIS BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS BACK ON A ROCK.
HE WAS CLOSING AN OVERHEAD DOOR IN THE CRANE CAB. HE WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK & STEPPED OFF THE CATWALK WITH ONE FOOT & LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET.
IT WAS RAINING AND HE WAS CLEANING OUT ROCKS FROM CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED WHILE GOING DOWN FROM CRUSHER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
ON 1-31-94 AT 8:30 PM TERRY BOYER WAS TIGHTENING#3 CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON ICE. WHILE TRYING TO STOP HIS FALL HE JAMMED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HISLEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OUTSIDE THE LAB AND SLIPPED ON THE WET STAIRS.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REBOLT A SIDE RAIL FOR KILM ROOD HE SLIP ON MATERIAL BUILT UP IN WORK AREA & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
HE WAS CRAWLING UNDER A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN OIL SPILL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING A WOODEN STAIGHT LADDER. HE WAS CARRYING ABOUT 2 1/2 GAL. OF OIL. WHEN HE STEPPED ONT EH 7TH RUNG THE RUNG BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HE BROKE THE 6TH AND 5T H RUNGS ALSO.
INJURED WAS IN A HURRY TO FINISH HIS WORK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A HAUL TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNG CAUSING HIS FACE TO HIT THE FENDER. THE IMPACT BROK E HIS GLASSES FRAME LACERATING HIS NOSE AND EYE BROW.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO PICK UP A CABLE SLING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE. HIS REACTION TO CATCH HIS BALANCE CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO POWER HOUSE WHEN SLIPPEDON ICE AND LANDED ON LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLATFORM AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE BREAKOUT WRENCH ON #^ DRILL. THIS IS ON A PLATFORM ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET OFF THE FLOOR. AS HE TRIED TO BACK UP HE FELL OVER THE WRENCH AND OFF THE PLATFORM. HE DIDN'T NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1-15-93.
55061S CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET INTO ENDLOADER CAB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THIRD RUNG HE FELL ABOUT 4 FOOT TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS PULLING ON A SCREEN CLOTH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO DISLOCATE HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE HAS PREVIOUS HISTORY OF DISLOCATION PROBLEMS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER HOWEVER THIS IS W ORK AGGRIVATED. HE WILL NOW HAVE CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
EE WAS DESCENDING INCLINED CATWALK. AS HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICY STONES AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND.
HE WAS WALKING ALONG LEDGE ON RADIATOR TO GET INTO THE CAB OF HIS 773 CAT. HAUL TRUCK. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND (APPROX. 8').
INJURED ENTERED N. RECLAIM SILO THRU A 2 FT OPENING IN THE ROOF. HE TIED A ROPE TO A FRAME WORK NEAR OPENING AND DESCENDED ROPE TO RETRIEVE HIS HARD HAT. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE ROPE HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL ABOUT 20 FEET ONTO A BED ON STONE. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS STANDING IN STONE BOX CLEANING THE CHUTE OUT WHEN HIS FOOT SLID CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE DOWN THE CHUTE. INJURED STRUCK HIS BACK ON TOP OF CHUTE AND PROCEEDED TO FALL DOWN CHUTE STRIKING HI S FEET ON A MOVING CONVEYOR.
ASSISTING CREW IN REMOVING CRIBBING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT COUNTERWEIGHT.USED A LADDER TO ACCESS WORK AREA.WAS POSITIONED WITH ONE FOOT ON LADDER AND THE OTHER ON ADJACENT ROOF.ROOF WAS ICE COVER ED.WHILE REMOVING PIECE OF TIMBER,FOOT SLIPPED ON ROOF,LOST CONTROL OF TIMBER PINCHING FINGER AGAINST FRAMEWORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN SHOP GREASING LOADER AND WAS ASKED BY AUTO MECHANIC TO HELP LIFT THE FAN FROM #16 LOADER. AUTO MECHANIC WAS ON ONE SIDE OF LOADER AND INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE OTHER. INJURED EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CLIMB UP LOADER TO HELP MECHANIC. HE GRASPED THE GRAB IRON ON THE SIDE PANEL, WHICH HAD BOLTS REMOVED, CAUSING PANEL TO SWING OPEN AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING
I.NAME WAS STANDING ON ONE OF THE SCALE ACCESS DOORS TRYING TO POSITION THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WHEN THE ONE HE WAS STANDING ON COLLAPSED. DEEP LACERATION ON LEFT FOREARM, BRUISED SPLEEN AND FRAC TURE RIB.
WORKING ON 6 PORTABLE SUB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF FRAME WORK AND FELL TO GROUND. USED TOP RAIL OF FENCE AS WORK PLATFORM WHERE HE MIGHT HAVE USED A LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SCREEN INTO PLACE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF FRAME, & HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK. MANUAL LABOR, PHYSICAL EXERTION.
WASHING OFF W-9 STACKER.SUPPOSEDLY THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME WET STONES AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK.EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE SHOVELED OFF CATWALK BEFORE WASHING IT DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON W-8 CONVEYOR FRAME ABOUT 4' ABOVE WALKWAY.HE JUMPED TO WALKWAY AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM AGAINST A CARRIER ROLL.
EMPL WAS TEARING DOWN HAYDRYER. EMPL SLIPPED & FELL ON NAILS AS HE PULLED ON BOARD. BOARD SNAPPED & EMPL LSOT FOOTING & FELL TO GTROUND AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE AT ONE END OF BOARD.
EMPL WAS WORKING IN CWS BLDG STANDING ATOP OF IF SCREEN EMPL FELL TO FLOOR WHEN HE TRIED TO OPEN SCREEN DOOR.
STANDING ON CONCRETE PIER AFTER GREASING DRIVE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO GET OFF OF PIER TRIPPED OVER DRAIN PIPE & FELL APPROX 3FT
JACKING COME ALONG AT PLANT ON 3C SCREEN CONDITIONS WET AND SLIPPERY EMP SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTED WRIST IN PROCESS
MOVING FROM CATWALK TO FRONT OF 988B TO REPAIR ITS LIGHTS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND
WALKING IN PARKING LOT SLIPPED ON ICE FELL INJ BACK COLD SNOWY ICY CONDITIONS
COMING DOWN LADDER OF STACKER, LOST FOOTING SLIPED FELL SUFFERED CONTUSION AND SPRAIN R HAND