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EE CHECKING FUEL IN COMPRESSOR IN BED OF SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED AND STRUCK GROIN ON TRUCK BED CAUSING LACERATION TO SCROTUM AND URETHRAL BLEEDING.
WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE BOOSTER, EE HAD CLIMBED OVER A V-BELT GUARD. AFTER DOING SO HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON A SHORT PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS WELDED TO THE BARGE. UPON PUTTING HIS FULL WEIGHT ON THE IRON ANGLE, HIS RIGHT FOOT TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. EE WASN'T IN PAIN RIGHT AWAY BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE PAIN INCREASE. AREA WAS LOCKED OUT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE.
EE WAS CHECKING THE BUCKET KICKOUT MAGNET ON HTE 988F. HE HAD CLIMBED ONTO THE ARMS OF THE LOADER TO ACCESS THE MAGNET. WHEN HE FINISHED THE WORK, HE CLIMBED BACK DON. HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A BUCKET ARM AND WHEN HE TRANSFERRED HIS WEIGHT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. HIS LEFT SIDE STRUCK THE BUCKET ARM. IT WAS RAINING OUT AT THE TIME.
EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF WIRE FROM TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING INT HE MUD AND FELL ON HIS TAILBONE.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TOHIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BY THE SWING MOTOR ON THE 480 DRAGLINE, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE OPENING A VALVE UNDER MCC2, SLIGHT INCLING ONT HE WAY OF THE VALVE, COVERED WITH AN EE STEPPED ONT HE MUD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCK.
CHANGING A HOSE ON THE PRIMARY ON THE GROUND LOW, WHERE TRUCKS DUMP INTO HOPPER, EE WAS IN THE AREA WEARING HIS HARD HAT, A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING THE EE ON THE HARD HAT, HE FELL, HIS HARD HA T CAME OFF AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRS TO THE CEMENT SILOS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STEP AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SUCTION HOSE WITH A ROPE WHEN AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO THROW THE ROPE TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE SLIPPED & FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF STOCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS EXITING STOCKPILE TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT THE TOES OF HIS LEFT BOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP ON THE TRUCK CAB. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE STEP.
WHILE CLIMBING A BULLDOZER, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RAILING INJURING RIGHT ARM.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR WHILE ENTERING RESTROOM AT QUARRY SCALE HOUSE. HE STRUCK HIS BACK &HEAD ON THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST LADDER WHILE CLIMBING ONTO PIT LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WASHED THE ROLL CRUSHER AND REMOVED THE ROLL COVERS. AS HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING A J-BAR WITH HIS BACK.
EE SLIPPED OFF A DREDGE LADDER & SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT LEG
WHILE PREPARING TO GET INTO WORKBOAT EE FELL INTO WATER & HIT HIS PINKY FINGER ON SIDE OF BOAT
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING 2" BY 12" BY 5 FT OAK BOARD JACKHAMMERING CLINKER INSIDE A RR CAR. HE HANDED THE JACKHAMMER TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE BOARD SPLIT CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE REACHED OUT T O BRACE HIS FALL SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EE WAS ADJUSTING SEAT IN HAUL TRUCK. HE OVERADJUSTED THE WRONG WAY AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE SEAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS OLD. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE TRUCK LOT BEFORE HE STARTED THE TRUCK.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF A 988F LOADER AND TWSITED RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS GREASING BEARINGS. HE DID NOT CLOSE THE ACCESS HATCH WHEN HE GOT ON THE LANDING. HE STEPPED BACKWARD THROUGH THE HATCH AND FELL TO THE LANDING BELOW.
EE WAS CLIMBING IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AND SLIPPED IN SOME OIL. SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN ON LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS TRYING TO THAW OUT WATER PIPE, WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP & KNEE EE WAS AT GROUND LEVEL. EE DID NOT REQUEST MED ATTENTION UNTIL 1/31/01
EE JUMPED DOWN 21/2 -3 FT FROM STOCK TRUCK STRAINING LOWER BACK. FAILED TO USE A 3 POINT METHOD IN CLIMBING
CLIMBING UP LADDER TO FINGERS WHEN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT KNEE ON LADDER.
EE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE WORKING ON A LADDER AND FELL & BRUISED HIS ARM.
EE WAS STARTING HIS SHIFT AS A TRUCK DRIVER WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER HE FAINTED & FELL TO THE GROUND.
GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK PUT FOOT DOWN. THEN EVERYTHING SHIFTED INCLUDING HIS ANKLE
EE SLIPPED ON A FINE LAYER OF DUST AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A STEEL PLATE DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING AN AVULSION OF THE LEFT THUMBNAIL.
CRAWLING UP LADDER TO OPEN DOOR - FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM - FELL AND GRABBED RAIL WITH LEFTHAND AND HURT BACK.
EE WAS GREASING A 980G LIFT CYLINDER. WHEN HE WAS GREASING A OPERATOR CLIMBED INTO CAB AND LIFTED UP BUCKET. EE WAS BETWEEN THE BUCKET & LIFT CYLINDER. HE SLIPPED AND GOT RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT BET WEEN DOGBOG AND BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DREDGE AND SLIPPED WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS INJURING HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.
KEITH WAS CLIMBING OFF OF A 988F LOADER. WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN HE SLIPPED AT BOTTOM STOP AND FELL. HE BRUISED LOWER BACK.
HE FELL WHILE ENTERING TRAILER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF SCAFFOLD TO USE AS AN ACCESS INTO MILL. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH THE HOLE, HE FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, LANDING ON THE WRIST/BACK.
EE STEPPED ON A HOLE COVER AND FELL THROUGH IT. EE LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND THE COVER LANDED ON TOP OF HIM.
GOING TO INSPECT A PUMP BEFORE STARTING IT AND WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WOOD AND TRIPPED OVER IT. HIS KNEE WENT DOWN HILL AS HE FELL UPWARD
EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT KNEE.