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CRUSHER LABORER JUMPED OFF A PILE OF DIRT & STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT SO HE DIDN'T REPORT THE INCIDENT. HIS KNEE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM SO HE WENT TO THE DR TO H AVE IT CHECKED.
EE STEPPED OFF OF LOADER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE REQUIRING KNEE SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING V-BELT ON DRIVE MOTOR TO CRUSHER. SLIPPED ON MOTOR LANDING, AS HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE HE SLIGHTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE DISMOUNTED BACKHOE ON UNLEVEL SURFACE. AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM BACKHOE HIS RIGHT ANKLE GAVE WAY ON UNEVEN SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SEATED ON A CHAIN IN THE CRUSHER IN THE CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM. THE CHAIR BROKE AT THE BASE, HE FELL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE WALL OF THE OFFICE. HE SPRAINED HIS NECK, AND RECEIVED A BRUISE TO HIS HEAD.
EE CLAIMS THAT HE STRAINED SHOULDER AND BACK WHILE REPAIRING A BELT. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT REPORT ANYTHING UNTIL THE 11TH OF SEPTEMBER. HE STATES THAT AS HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE GROUND, HE LOST HIS BALANCE, GRABBED A RAIL TO REGAIN BALANCE AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON FENDER TO INSPECT FOR LARGE ROCK. HE SLIPPED ON A LOWER BEAM & FELL SIDEWAYS ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING INJURY. HE FELL APPROX 21/2 FT ONTO A LARGE ROCK
AS EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A FEED BELT, HE MISSED HIS FOOTING AND FELL. EE FELL AGAINST A SUPPORT BEAM STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK. *IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO TH E EMPLOYER UNTI 7-31-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE D-10 DOZER. HE SAYS HE WAS USING THE 3-PT. CLIMBING TECHNIQUE. HE JUST LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN HE REACHED THE GROUND LEVEL. THE GROUND SURFACE WAS FLAT AND SMOOTH.
SLIPPED & HIT ARM ON FRONT OF LOADER WHILE CHECKING VOLTAGE
STEPPED OFF LADDER ONTO GROUND (WHICH WAS FLAT) AND TWISTED RIGHT LEG.
CLIMBING LADDER TO TIE OFF TO WORK ON PUG MILL. BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO TIE DOWN LADDER MOVED CAUSING HIM TO SLIP/FALL HURTING LEFT LEG. (FELL 4-5') NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 11-27-00.
EE SLIPPED ON A BEAM & HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON CONCRETE
STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK, TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE CLEANING OUT CONE TRAILER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A BEL UNLOADER, SLIPPED ON A ROLLER, AND HIT RIBS AGAINST THE EDGE OF A LOADER BUCKET.
CONTRACTOR WAS WALKING ALONG A BERM TO GET INTO ROCK TRUCK AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN A 50' EMBANKMENT INTO WASTE DUMP.