EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STAND FROM A SQUATTING POSITION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE HYDRAULIC OIL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
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March 28, 2014
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F L Merrill Construction Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
F L Merrill Construction Incorporated · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Typical construction conditions, surface was uneven and rough. EE unclipped harness to converse with the drill foreman. He lost his footing on the rough surface and fell approximately 30' off the ledge.
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