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While ascending onto D9N dozer, lost grip on hand hold, lost balance and fell.
Employee was coming off the machine down a ladder, his foot slipped off the ladder and he twisted his right knee.
While cleaning the conveyor FP28, the employee slipped and fell backwards. He pulled a muscle in his inner right thigh, bruised his left shoulder and sand entered his right eye, causing a slight abrasion to the cornea.
WHILE ASCENDING A LADDER TO ACCESS THE HYDRAULIC UNIT ON THE PEP SCREEN PLANT, EE GRABBED HOLD OF THE CONVEYOR SUPPORT TUBE. THE SUPPORT WAS NOT FASTENED ON THE BOTTOM AND SWUNG OUT, CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND THE LADDER SHIFTED SIDEWAYS ABOUT ONE FOOT, CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE FURTHER. EE FELL FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND.
EE was preparing to ascend ladder and stepped on motor of cone crusher, lost his footing due to mud on his boots, slipped and struck his left leg against the mid rail of the handrail around the crusher platform.
EE HAD PULLED PIN OUT OF BOOM TO EXTEND IT. ANOTHER EE SWUNG THE BOOM INSTEAD OF RAISING IT. EE JUMPED BACKWARDS TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE BOOM. EE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON BOTH ARMS AND B UTTOCK. BOOM DID NOT HIT EE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON I BEAM STEEL WAS SLIPPERY FROM RAIN.
EE LOST BALANCE GRABBED A STEEL PLATE TO CATCH HIS BALANCE, HURTING HIS LEFT ELBOW. ELBOW STRAIN. FIRST TEATED ON OR ABOUT 2-5-02, CONTINUED TO DO REGULAR WORK UNTIL 4-8-02, HE WENT TO CLINIC FOR ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP STRAIN CONTINUED TO LEFT ELBOW, EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HIS NORMAL DUTIES, EE RETURNED TO
EE WAS REMOVING A PLUG FROM THE 54" SAND SCREW WHILE DRAINING DOWN THE PLANT-WATER SPLASHED IN HIS FACE CAUSING HIM TO JUMP BCK, HE TRIPPED OVER A CONCRETE PIER AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A CONCR ETE PAD. HE REPORTED THIS TO SUPERVISOR LATER BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AN I-BEAM AND STRUCK THE I-BEAM WITH HIS RIGHT SIDE OF BODY. HE WAS USING A LINING BAR TO UNPLUG CHUTE IN THEPRIMARY CRUSHER.