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WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM A CRANE, HE SAYS HE STEPPED ON A 1" HOSE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOCKING RAIL CARS WHEN THE RAILROAD BAR SLIPPED OUT OF CAR DOOR AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LEFT LEG. LEG, ANLKE AND KNEE WERE TURNED AND WRENCHED BADLY.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A CAT F E LOADER HE WENT TO STEP ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL WITH HI S LEFT HAND CAUSING A SORE ELBOW AND SHOULDER THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE HOW HIS ARM PROGRESSED AND SINCE HE STILL HAS PAIN IN HIS ELBOW HE WENT OT A CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-7-88
JUST BEGINNING TO CLIMB UP TO THE PLATFORM OF THE BLAST HOLE DRILLING MACHINE. HE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE TRACK AND BOTH HANDS ON THE RAILING FIRST ONE HAND SLIPPED OFF, THEN THE OTHER AND HE QUIC KLY PUT HIS FOOT DOWN. HE WAS LEANING TOO FAR BACK AND SET DOWN HARD ON THE GROUND.
I.NAME CLAIMED WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK THE BOTTOM STEP WAS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH HE MISJUDGED STEP MISSING IT AND FELL TO SAVE HIMSELF HE CLUNG TO RAILS OF LADDER STRIKING HIS RT SIDE AGAINST SAME STEP
EXPANDED METAL 7ATWALK SECTION WAS CORRODED AT THE JUNCTION OF ITS ANGLE IRON SUPPORTS AND SHEARDED OFF UNDER WEIGHT OF INJURED EMPLOYEE.THE SECTION HINGED AT ONE END WITH SHARP JAGGED TINES P OINTED UP,THE I3JURED EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PIERCED AND LACERATED BY THE TINES AS HE FELL VERTICALLY ABOVE FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL TUBES FROM BOTTOM OF SCREEN WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN STAIRS WITH HIS HANDS FELL AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AND HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND SLID DOWN 4 STAIRS
STEPPED ON STEE5 PLATE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED THE PLATE TILTED CAUSING THE INJURED TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS RT LEG AGAINST THE STEEL I BEAM NOTE: THE STEEL PLATE WAS FABRICATED TO PROVI DE A SAFE WORK 1LATFORM TO PREVENT INJURY FROM FALLS - A TEMPORARY WALKWAY
EE CLAIMS THAT 4HILE LOADING A PIECE OF CUTTING EDGE OPN BACK OF PICKUP HE SLIPPED ON MUD FALLING WITH CUTTING EDGE CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS LEFT HTUMB.
HE WAS HOLDING 7HE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND,AND A RADIO WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.IN HIS MOVEMENT WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE SHOVEL IT THREW HIM OFF BALANCE THROWING HIM OVER THE HANDRIAL ON THE LEFT,FALLIN1 TO THE FLOOR 4"TO 5" BELOW.
HE WAS WALKING 7O THE AIR COMPRESSOR, GETTING READY TO HOOK UP TO DUMP TRUCK. HE CLAIMED HE SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL HURTING HIS BACK. HE HAS PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND DOWN RIGHT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING AN EXPOSED KNIFE BLADE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A PALLET WHICH WAS IN THE YARD. THE KNIFE PIERCED HIS RIGHT LEG AND REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
THE EE WAS SPLI7ING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS STANDING ONT HE CONVEYOR FRAME PULLING ON THE BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON H IS LEFT SHOULDER. HE F ELL 5' HE PULLED T HE LIGAMENTS IN3THE SHOULDER.
STEPPING DOWN F9OM DROPBALL CRANE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT WHILE EXITING LUNCH ROOM HE STEPPED DOWN OUT OF DOORWAY TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
I.NAME LOOKED I3TO TRUCK DUMP BODY WHILE STANDING ON RUNNING BOARD TO MAKE SURE PIECES WERE LAYING FLAT AND WOULD GO OUT TAIL GATE WHEN DUMPED.T HE TURNED AROUND AND STEPPED DOWN IN ONE MOTION .LEFT FOOT GOT 7AUGHT ON BACK EDGE OF RUNNING BOARD.STEP IS ABOUT 18'' HIGH.SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
STANDING ON A LADDER, USING CUTGTING TORCH, SPARKS STARTED FIRE IN LOADER LOCATED BELOW WORKING AREA. IN HASTE GETTING DOWN LADDER, MAN SLIPPED FROM HEIGHT OF ABOUT 3 FEET, INJURING LEFT KNEE.
REMOVING BLOWER FROM DRILL WITH MUDDY SHOES AND WET EQUIPMENT AREA MAN SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE
SECTION OF CATWALK WAS REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE & NO BARRIER OR WARNING WAS POSTED.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHILE CLIMBING UP LADDER OF HIS 988B CAT LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF 2ND. RUNG. HIS LEFT FOOT CAME DOWN ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE DESCENDING FROM SCREEN AFTER GREASING EMP FELL FROM FRAME WORK ALONG SIDE OF SCREEN EMP BRUISED HIS LOWER BACK AND UPPER BACK BELOW BACK BONE