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Employee climbed down on a step ladder and when he got to the last step he stepped down onto uneven ground under the last step and hyper extended his right knee. Tore a tendon behind the knee cap.
Employee had just finished his shift and had parked the cat scraper he was operating. As he stepped down off the last step his foot got hung up in the last strap causing him to stagger back twisting his right knee.
Party climbed out of a vehicle & as he started walking he stepped on some frozen ground that gave way with him causing him to roll his right ankle. It was a severe sprain.
Party had got of his truck at the start of the shift to put a 6" pump line back together. It was down in the twenties temperature wise over night. The water on the ground froze. As he went to put it back together he slipped and fell injuring his toe.
Party was climbing down his haul truck. When he got to the last step to step down, his foot got caught causing him to fall backward on the ground with his foot still caught.
Party was climbing down off dozer to check something, when he stepped down his foot slipped and he fell, holding onto the dozer with his left arm.
Party was standing on the racks of a 475 Komatsu bull dozer replacing cylinder blade when he slips and fell off the dozer striking his right lower leg against the dozer requiring 11 stitches.
Party had just put water in water truck and was walking to get on water truck when he turned and heard his right knee pop. Started feeling pain soon after this.
Party was climbing the Cat 657E scraper on the rear. He was in the process of starting the rear engine when he fell off the Cat 657E scraper.
Injured party was pushing rock in the shot, when he turned around to back up & turned back around he saw flames shoot out on both sides of the engine compartment on the tractor. Party exited the dozer & jumped off.