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EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON HAUL UNIT TO START DAYS WORK. FOOTING SLIPPED & EE DANGLED & FELL INTO TRUCK HITTING STOMACH CAUSING A HEMOTOMA/CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ELEVATED CONVEYOR. HE WAS CROSSING THE CONVEYOR ON CROSSOVER STRUCTURE. THEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER TO THE CATWALK, HE JUMPED FEOM THE LADDER LANDING ON THE CATW ALK AND A SECTION OF THE CATWALK FELL THROUGH WITH HIM
THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON A TWO PIECE CHUTE CUTTING THE CONNECTOR BOLTS OUT WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS CUT THE TOP PIECE OF THE CHUTE I/E WAS KNEELING ON FELL 5 1/2 FEET TO THE DECK BELOW.
EE WAS WORKING ON CATWALK REMOVING ROCK FROM CHUTE. PC F WEAK CATWALK GAVE WAY CAUSING EE TO LOSE FOOTING AND PULL BACK MUSCLE.
EMP WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER PLANT. STEPPED THROUGH A 5" SPACE IN THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED THROUGH TO HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL AT CONVEYOR. ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN FROM CONVEYOR FOUNDATION, LOOSING FOOTING AND CATCHING HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND, BENDING HAND IN BACKWARD POSITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ROCK TRUCK. STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FOR MORE TOOLS. HAND WERE FREE, BIFOCALS CAUSED MISJUDGEMENT ON FOOTING. MISSTED STEP AND FELL ABOUT 3' STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF HEAD NE AR LEFT EAR.
CLIMBED ON A FROST COVERED TIRE TO CHECK OIL AND WATER IN PUMP ENGINE.
EE WAS LEAVING OFFICE BUILDING WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN EE LOST FOOTING FALLING AGAINST STEP CAUSING INJURY FRACTURE RIBS.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP INTO THE BED OF WELD TRUCK TO TURN OFF WELDER. WHEN STEPPING BACK, FOOT HIT VICE, FALLING TO GROUND, WRAPPING LEG AND ANKLE AROUND VICE, LOCATED ON THE TAIL GATE OF WELD TR UCK.ACCIDENT CAUSED FRACTURE TO LOWER RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE.
HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING DREDGE VIA CAT WALK. CONVEYOR WAS MOVING IN WIND. E MPLOYEE FELL THROUGH CAT WALK AT A PIVOT POINT.
SLIPPED CLIMBING LADDER ON HIGH-LIFT.CAUGHT HIMSELF ON LADDER.REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 2ND AND HE FELT HE WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.SUPERVISOR REQUESTED HIM TO GO TO DOCOTR SUPERVISOR FELT HE WAS NO T GETTING BETTER.WENT TO DOCTOR FRIDAY PM AND MONDAY AM.
EE WAS GETTING LOADER READY TO GO AND NOTICED WINDSHIELD WAS DIRTY HE CLIMBED UP ON THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO CLEAN IT HE SAID HIS FOOT WENT THRU A HOLE THAT CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO T HE GROUND.
EMPL HELPING ASSEMBLE PORTABLE CRUSHER.WAS WORKING ON SIDE OF MACHINE LINING UP BOLTS HOLES AND TRIED TO ADJUST POSITION WAS STANDING.WHEN HE MOVED HE SLIPPED AND FELL 8' TO GROUND INJURING WR IST AND FACE RESULTING IN BROKEN WRIST & CONCUSSION.
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE D/9 DOZER, WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT FIRST AND SLIPPED AND LOST HIS GRIP. EE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEG AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK ON THE GROUND. HE INJURED HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE, ALSO HE RECEIVED BRUISES TO THE ABDOMEN AND BACK.
EE WAS PULLING UP DEAR SHRUBS IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE WHEN ONE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS OVER A BANK HITTING A ROCK WITH HIS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE BROUGHT PIT LOADER TO THE SHOP AT QUITTING TIME. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE LOADER, HE MISSED THE BOTOTM STEPS, PULLING MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BUILD A BUILDING OVER A NEWKT DRILLED WELL. HE WAS WALKING ON THE RAFTERS AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAFTER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE HITTING THE GR OUND AND IN DOING THIS PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS CHANGING TOP DECK SCREEN ON EL JAY SHAKER & WAS WALKING ON SCREEN STEPPED IN H OLE IN SCREEN REACHED TO STABILIZE HIMSELF HOOKING FOURTH METACARPAL IN SCREEN CLOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM CAB OF HAUL TRK TO SERVICE VEHICLE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE FALLING TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WALKED TO BACK OF CATWALK ON EUCILD TO CHECK AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY MUD STUCK IN HIS BED. EMPLOYEE TURNED AND WALKED BACK TO DOOR OF TRUCK. HE LET GO OF HANDRAIL TO OPEN DOOR. HI S FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AIR FILTERS ON R-50 HAUL TRUCK AND WAS DISMOUNTING FROM VEHICLE WITH USED AIR FILTER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER CAUSING HIM TO STRIKI LEFT LEG AGAINST SIDE OF VEHICLE A ND WRENCHING RIGHT KNEE.
EMPL WAS DESCENDING FROM CONTROL TOWER TO RUN OFF GENERATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON DECK PLATFORM & BVRUISING RIGHT ELBOW & CHIPPING BONE ON ELBOW. EMPL WAS ASSIGNED AS S UBSTITUTE OPERATOR ON PORTABLE RIP RAP PLANT WHEN INJURY OCCURED.
WELDING ON PRTABLE RIP RAP PLANT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL 6-8 FT AND I NJ R. ARM AND R. SHOULDER DID NOT NOTIFY EMPER OF INJ UNTIL WENT OT DR ON 1-30-89 FOR SORE ARM AND SHOULDER.