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EE was helping to lift an empty water pipe, which was braced on a wooden block with a prybar between the pipe & block. As EE lifted the pipe, another employee kicked out the wooden block, causing the prybar to fall. EE stumbled and fell while trying to catch the falling prybar.
Employee was working inside the crusher underneath of the jaws. After exiting the crusher and shutting its door, he turned and slipped on the wet conveyor belt. He fell on the belt on his right side, injuring his right shoulder and arm.
Employee was standing on an I-beam of a drill rig. He was working on the rig when his slipped and got wedged between the radiator and intake tube of the compressor. His was holding onto to something above his head, and when he slipped it wrenched his right arm and shoulder which were in an awkward position.
Employee was jumping over a conduit ditch in order to help shovel concrete. He slipped and his right foot went into the ditch between the conduits.
Employee was stepping down from platform to lower platform on truck washing station. His boot got caught on the grate edge of the platform step and he lost his balance and fell onto the lower platform. When he fell, his left elbow jammed into his ribcage and he landed on his left side.
Employee was getting a flashlight out of a loader cab to check the oil in another loader. As he was leaving the cab, he slipped on the wet steps and fell down the remaining steps, landing on his knees on the platform/deck of the loader.
Employee was closing the door on a crusher tub for removal and lost his footing on the step plate, and fell 3.5 ft. onto the walkway below. There was loose gravel all around due to a crusher breakdown.
Employee was walking in the shop area on his way to break. He tripped over a rug and fell to the floor.
Employee was walking in parking lot , slipped on the ice and fell to the ground, striking his head. Another employee found him unconscious in the parking lot.
Employee was stepping down off a low wall and overturned his right ankle.
WORKER WAS USING LADDER TO CLEAN DIRT OUT OF CAB OF HAUL TRUCK. FOOT SLIPPED AND LADDER FELL OVER. WORKER INJURED BACK IN FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING LIFT CABLE ON CRANE WHEN CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. SUFFERED CONTUTION TO HEAD WITH STITCHES AND CONTUSION OF BACK.
WORKER SLIPPED ON SNOWEY GROUND AND FELL, SPRAINING WRIST.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ON TO THE EQUIPMENT OVER RAIL RATHER THAN USING LADDER ACCESS.