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While parking Grader near end of shift, employee noticed the small door on the right rear at radiator was opened. Holding to hand rail, employee walked to door and while bending over to shut door, his feet slipped and all of his weight was on his left arm and shoulder. He went home and next morning went to Dr. He was taken off work.
EE started going over the hill to seed hollowfil when he stepped on a rock and fractured his little toe.
Employee stepped in between the grader blade and tire to start up the ladder to the cab of grader. He twisted left knee and fell to the ground. He stated that he heard a popping noise and was unable to put any weight on or stand. He was transported to ER and X-ray showed nothing broke. He seen Family Dr. on May 1, 2009 and returned to work on May 4, 2009. LTA began on May 26, 2009.
Servicing excavator. After refueling he was in the process of returning the nozzle to the grease truck. The nozzle was not swiveling properly and had leaked some fuel on the tracks. The nozzle gave a twist when he pulled it out and caused him to fall. He landed on right knee & fell to the ground, hitting the back of his head on the tracks. He was unconscious for a few minutes.
Coming down the ladder on a 785 B rock truck and the steps were bent under the truck. He missed the bottom steps and stretched his back.
Employee had switch trucks earlier in shift and was returning to the first truck to pick-up something he had forgot. Both trucks were CAT 785B Rock Trucks. He pulled up beside of the other truck and was attempting to go from one cat-walk to the other one. He lost his footing and fell to the ground. The fall was app. 11 feet.
While greasing and fueling an excavator the employee fell about 6 ft. to the ground. It had been raining and the top of fuel tank was slippery. He bruised his left shoulder, sprained his right wrist and lacerated his face above his left eye (9 stitches). He also recieved bruises to left side of face.
EE was tramming D8L dozer to parking area. The dozer began to run rough and EE stopped to check fluids. While closing guard on engine compartment EE lost his balance and stepped back onto track. There was a pad missing, causing EE to fall between the tracks and the dozer. This fall resulted in injuries to EE's lower back and left knee.