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WHILE STARTING BACK TO MINE TRUCK TO START HAULING AFTER DINNER, VICTIM SLIPPED SLIPPED ON ICY SPOT INJURING RT KNEE
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3STEPPING DOWN ONE STEP, HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON ENGINE OF CAT HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE ENGINE COVER AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON BOTH HEELS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO REMOVE CONCAVE FROM GYRATORY SHEEL WHICH WAS SITTING NEAR MAINTENANCE AREA HE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER TO GET OUT OF THE SHELL (8FTHIGH) & LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACK WARDS STRIKING 2IS HEAD ON THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS P6LLING A GREASE GOSE FROM LUBE T RAILER TO GREASE PAN SCRPER HE SLIPPED ON TOP OF THE TRAILER STEPS & FELL TO THE CONCRETE WORK AREA
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE QUARRY SERVICE GARAGE WHEN HE TRIPPES OVER A BRAKE SHOE WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR.
EMPL HAULING MATERIAL TO LOADING DOCK.HAD PARKED WAGON AT THE DOCK,WAITING FOR TUG SOMERS TO SHIFT BARGES.WHILE WAITING FOR TUG,HELPING FOREMAN AT SHOP WHEN HE HEARD THE TUG APPROACHING.HE STA RTED TO RUN BACK TO THE DOCK TO CHANGE CBLES WHEN HE FELL AND CUT HIS HAND ON JAGGED ROCK.
EMP WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP MATERIAL BUILD UP ON A SECTION OF BARREL ROOF. HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL LANDING ON HIS BACK SIDE
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A FORKLIFT OPERATOR STACKING PALLETS HE STEPPED ON ONE OF THE PALLETS THE SLAT BROKE CAUSING A SCRAPE ON HIS LEFT SHIN WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED
EMP HAD CLIMBED ONTO A HANDRAIL TO LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE WINCH HOUSE ROOF TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY LOOSE MATERIAL COMING OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND BUILDING UP ON THE ROOF, AS HE JUMPED DOWN HIS WEDDING BAND CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF SLAG WHERE THE ROOF HAD BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH AND LACERATED HIS FINGER, THE RING HAD TO BE CUT OFF HIS FINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LUBRICATING AN OVERHEAD CRANE BUCKET WHEN HIS THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN A WIRE ROPE ON A SHEEVE WHEEL AFTER THE EMPLOYEE FREED HIS THUMB HE SLIPPED FROM TH E BUCKET AND FELL APPROX 5 FT HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDER