EE WAS WORKING ONS CRAPER, STANDING ON LADDER,, APPARENTLY OVER-REACHED AND FELL OFF LADDER. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT, FORCING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
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Showing all 25EMP ALLEGES HE WAS DRILLING ON TOP LEDGE,STEPPED OFF DRILL ONTO LOOSE ROCK, CAUSING KNEE TO BUCKLE. IT APARENTLY HURT FOR A MINUTE, THEN WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, GRADUALLY IT BECAME WORSE, EXPERIEN CING PAIN IN THAT KNEE.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF EUCLID WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. APPARENTLY HIS HAND WAS SECURE, BUT HIS BACK WAS TWISTED.
HE WAS DOING HIS "PRE-OPERATION EQUIPMENT CHECK" AND WHILE ADDING COOLANT TO RADIATOR, FELL FROM ENGINE AREA TO GROUND, TRIED TO BREAK FALL USING ARMS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING AROUND IN AREA OF LIMITED SPACE, HE SET FOOT ON LOOSE ROCK AND IT GAVE WAY. HE FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT 6-8' INTO A HOLE.
MUDDY BOOTS AND IN A HURRY. INJURED WAS GETTIN GOFF A EUCLID AND MISSED THE HAND HOLD, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON ROCK. DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST GOTTEN DOWN FROM STOCKPILE T RUCK AFTER HAVING SERVICED IT AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN MUDDY AR EA SRAOUND WORK AREAA & FELL TO GROUND & HT HIS R T KNEE ON GROUND
EE WAS DIRECTING EUCLID DRIVER BACK TO DUMP LOAD OF ROCK AND GAVE MOTION TO COMMENCE DUMPING, AT THAT TIME HE PROCEDED TO EDGE OF LEDGE TO MAKE SURE ROCK WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE LEDGE GAVE WAY AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL WITH ROCK. HE GRABBBED HOLD OF LEDGE WITH ARM, BUT ROCK EVIDENTLY ROLLED AND HIT HIS LEG WHEN THIS OCCURRED HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL 5-6 FT AND APPARENTLY HIS LE
THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM SHOVEL.IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING SO HE JUMPED.HE LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND INJURED LEFT HEEL.
I NAME HAD BEEN PAINTING AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG AND HIT CONCRETE FLOOR
I NAME WAS STEPPING DOWN ON THE TRACK PAD TO GET OFF THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HE TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND CAUGHT THE FULL WEIGHT OF HIS BODY ON HIS R ARM BENDING HIS H AND BACK
I.NAME WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN HAMMERMILL AND CHANGED FOOT POSITION AND GRABBED SPINNER TO CATCH BALANCE AND FINGER WENT IN HOLE WHERE PIN IS AND BAR WENT IN ON FINGER
I NAME WAS ON T2P LANDING OF LOADER,WASHING LOADER,HIS HANDSJ WERE COLD AND WET,HE LOST HIS GRIP AND SLIPPED,WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SIDE AROUND HIS RIBS.INTER NALLY. 3
THE EMPLOYEE W5S WALKING ON CATWALK OF PLANT, WHEN THE WALK BROKE, THE ANGLE IRON BROKE AND LEG WENT THROUGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF LOADER AND SLIPPED
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE JUMPED ON HIS ANKLE & TWISTED IT
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO DISLODGE BOULDER IN CRUSHER EQUIPMENT, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL ONTO STEEL ROD.
EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF STEP OF T RUCK DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS AND FELL TO THE GROUND
I.NAME STARTED EUCLID AND WAS GETTING OUT TO LOWER BED SUPPORT, WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP, DROPPING HIS BODY WEIGHT.
AS HE WAS JETTING OFF FINE GRINDER AFTER ADJUSTING THE FEED HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HAND ON THE MACHINE
CHANGING AIR CLEANER FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY PUSH ARM AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON ROCK ON GROUND
WHILE STEPPING OFF LOADER,SLIPPED HITTING LEFT ELBOW ON STEP.
EMP GOT OUT OF TRUCK, STEPPED ON FUEL TANK TO COVER LOAD, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TANK AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY CATCHING THE HANDRAIL PULLING LIGAMENTS IN LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LOADER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
HELPING SHOVEL OPERATOR PUT ANTI-FREEZE IN SHOVEL,STEPPED DOWN OFF TRACK ON SLHOVEL AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.