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New extractor belt hoses not secured in final position. Employee inspecting motor installation, stepped down to work platform, tripped over loose hoses, fell to work platform.
Metal floor grate panel was removed for cleanup of material underneath. Employee stepped into open hole created by panel removal, losing balance, twisting and straining leg as they caught themselves while falling.
Employee temporarily removed grating covering a pit to clean out the pit. Employee backed up while unrolling a vacuum hose and accidentally stepped into the pit. The employee fell against I-beam over the pit, striking right shoulder. Impact from the fall caused dislocation of the right shoulder.