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EE was walking to haul truck when EE slipped and fell on packed snow straining Rt. knee.
Employee was doing a pre-shift inspection on Loader unit #15-415. He was inspecting the z bar links, pins and bushings on the left front of the machine. He leaned over to inspect the machine, slipped on snow that had fallen the night before. He fell and his left side (upper chest) fracturing three ribs when he contacted the lift arms on the loader.
Employee was washing the HP 400 crusher decks off with a fire hose before scheduled crusher maintenance. He tripped on a small rock and fell to the crusher deck dislocating his left shoulder.
Employee fell and strained his right knee while running to the break room to avoid getting wet when it began to rain.
While hoisting a 3'x20.5' sheet of corrugated metal siding, the sheet was caught by a gust of wind causing the clamps to fail. The 20#sheet fell to the ground from a height of approx. 10' striking injury. in his attempt to get out of the way he fell to the ground. He suffered a bruise to his abdomen. Slight damage to the sheeting/siding.
EE had finished washing out material from under the conveyor and was in the process of stowing the fire hose when he slipped backwards extended his L hand to caught himself and dislocating his left pinkie finger or pip joint. Note:EE was wearing his hard hat,safety glasses,high visibility garment,gloves & steel toed boots.
EE was walking backwards while carrying screen on screening tower platform. He tripped on water line and landed on his right side on top of support beam. Employee had been working in same area and had made numerous trips.
Employee slipped and fell and dislocated his right pinkie finger.
EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TAKING A WATER HOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TWINSCREW TO START TO WASH DOWN THE LADDER SHIFTED POSITIONS HOSE PULLED HIM BACK CAUSING A FALL.