John was checking on employees on the dredge in the pit. EE exited EE's truck to walk to the berm of the pit for a visual inspection. Upon exiting, EE stepped into a hole where a tree had been removed. EE fell, but EE's leg/ankle stayed straight in the hole, hearing a pop.
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Merrick Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface
January 11, 2011
MD · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Merrick Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking to his excavator and slipped and fell on the ice. Fractured left ankle from fall.
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