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EE had climbed onto a pile of logs. The log he was standing on rolled out from under him when he turned. EE fell and landed on his right elbow.
EE WAS OPERATING A TRACKHOE ON THE PILE LOADING TRUCKS WITH CLAY. EE GOT OUT OF THE TRACKHOE. HE USED THE BATHROOM. HE STATED HE THEN FEL HOT AND DIZZY. HE STATED THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERD, HE WOKE UP ON THE GROUND. HE STATED HE MUST HAVESTRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE BUCKET AS HE WAS STANDING NEAR IT WHEN HE FELT HOT AND DIZZY. CONCUSSION & NECK STRAIN.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE OFF ROAD. EE S LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE STEP HANDLE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE TRUCK TIRES WHILE CONNECTIONTHE AIR LINES OF THE LOW BOY TRAILER THE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED & WHEN BETWEEN THE TIRES THUS HE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND CONTUSION & ST RAIN OF THE LUMBAR SPINE
PUMPS HAVE SET UP TO PUMP THE FLOOD WATERS FROM THE MINING AREA CLAIMANT & SUPERVISOR WAS CHECKING ON A PUMP CLAIMANT WENT UNDER THE ANGLE IRON WHICH WAS SUPPORTING THE DISCHARGE PIPE HE SLIPP ED IN THE MUD & STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ANGLE IRON CLAIMANT SUSTAINED A SMALL LACERATION TO HIS HEAD APPROX 2 INCHES ABOVE THE HAIRLINE THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 SUTURES
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS GETTING OFF THE FRONT-END LOADER, WAS ON HE SECOND STEP WHEN HE SLIPPED, FALLING TO THE GROUND LANDIN GON HIS LEFT KNEE AND TWISTING HIS MID-BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSAITING IN THE REPAIRS TO A MOTOR GRADER TIRE.EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK AND FELL OVER A TRUCK RIM,LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE RIM AND FLOOR.EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CONTUSION OF THE RIGHT LUMBAR AND BUTTOCK AREA.
UNLOADING PLASTIC PIPE OFF TRAILER ON E BOARDS GAVE WAY L LEG WENT THROUGH TH E TRAILER
STEPPING OFF OF THE PULL.STEP WAS MUDDY AND WET AS HE STEPPED OFF,FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL OVER BACKWARDS INJURING NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF TRACK AND HIT BLADE ARM,LANDING ON HIS BACK.
WHILE OPERATING3PULL, HYDRAULIC HOSE ON STERING CYLINER BURST AND OPERATOR JUMPED OFF MACHINE TO KEEP FROM BEING BURNED FROM HOT HYDRAULIC OIL. HE HURT HIS LEFT LEG AND BACK. HE DID NOT GO T DR TILL 0930 873HE WAS PRESCRIBED SOME PAIN MEDICINE WHICH WAS MOTRIN
CLEANING WINDSHIELD AND BACK GLASS ON #633 CAT TRACTOR SCRAPER.FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM AND HAND TWISTING ARM IN PROCESS.
AFTER LOADING CLAY ON TRUCKS WITH FRONT-END LOADER,EMPL WAS WALKING AROUND LOADER DOING ROUTINE CHECK ON SAME,SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL,BREAKING LEFT ANKLE.