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Employee was descending from control room on a 7 ft ladder with 10 inch tread spacing when the employee misstepped on the 3rd from the bottom rung falling 30 inches to the mid platform and against an electric motor box. Bruised back and ribs. Restricted duty.
Employee climbed on top of the the screen shaker to remove a stray piece of conveyer belt and while doing so EE stood on top of the edge of the shaker and lost EE's footing and fell backward onto a covered motor hurting EE's lower back.
Employee tripped over the edge of the sidewalk in front of the mine office while coming back from the food truck and scraped knee.
Employee was climbing up and down the ladder at the crusher trying to get it started and on the third try employee's foot slipped from the ladder and employee twisted employee's lower back causing a strain.