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High heat warning for Yavapai county last ten days. Employee had been fasting for 24 hours prior contributed to this event. Employee received two staple to close a wound on the head.
Employee was working in raw mill duct with vac tube. EE was on hands and knees and turned around inside the duct which caused retractable lifeline cable wrapped around ankle. When EE crawled forward caused EE to fall forward impacting one rib on left side from raised metal lip around door entry. Hairline fracture diagnosis.
The employee suffered a grand mal seizure (employee has history of grand mal seizures) that caused EE to fall down a set of steel steps, hitting EE's head and requiring stitches.
The men were already started on their task for the day, tools and equipment had been laid out to use, the weather changed from overcast to raining. Started to gather up the tools to move them to an inside area, EE was carrying a pony threader, tripped over a cord, fell and the pony threader landed on his finger causing a fracture.
EE was descending stairs he was constructing. He missed the bottom step and struck his left leg on iron.
EE was placing bolts in airduct flange on top of bag house. He slid off bag house, approximately 4 ft. His fall protection PPE kept him from falling to the ground. His right shoulder was dislocated when his arm was entangled in the lanyard.
EE was walking down stairs when he lost his balance after his right foot slipped causing him to fall down stairs.
EE was walking to a meeting when he fell, striking his right knee on the ground. This became reportable on 12/23/09 after MRI results.
EE had placed tubing on the shoring planks, he forgot they were there and he turned around and stepped on the tubing and slipped. As he caught himself he over extended his shouder.