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EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE LADDER ON HIS LOADER AND STEPPED DOWN ON EITHER A ROCK OR UNEVEN GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF LAST STEP TO TH GROUND. HAD JUST STEPPED OFF STEPS AND WAS WALKING AWAY WHEN HE EXPERINCED PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.
EMPLOYEE AS COMING DOWN THE STEPS OUTSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM, STARTED TO CATCH HANDRAIL AND MISS. FOREMAN HAD JUST PASSED HIM ON STEPS, HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED AROUND. HE SAW EMPLOYEE ON GROUN D WITH FOOT ON SECOND STEP. WHEN EMPLOYEE SAW DR. SAID IT WAS AN OLD INJURY.
EMPL WALKING DO4N STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON 3RD STEP.EMPL HAS TO GO UP & DOWN VARIOUS SETS OF STAIRS TO PERFORM NORMAL JOB DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO CLOSE DOOR TO TRANSFER CHUTE #5 KILN WHEN HE FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING OUT THE FILTER OF THE LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND BRUISED HIS RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWN THE ASH RING ON #5 KILN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF OF THE KILN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING FLY WHEEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK
EMPL CARRYING PORTHOLE DOWN FROM HYDRATYORS AND SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS GETTING OFF BAGGING MACHINE HE WENT OVER THE BELT & BUMPED KNEE ON BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING BAGGER WHEN HE STEPPED ON EDGE OF BROKEN BAG AND FELL ON EXPLANDED METAL FLOOR. HE RECEIVED LIME IN BOTH EYES, RIGHT EAR AND LACERATION ON LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM #76 WALKWAY WAS SLICK DUE TO RAIN & LIME ON WALK. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIMSELF ON THE BUCKET CONTROL LEVERS IN THE GROIN IRRITATING A BOIL.
EMP WAS CLIMBING ON LULL FORKLIFT TO MOVE DUMPSTER. SAID FEET RUBBER BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND SLIPPED FROM LADDER. IMPACT WAS TO BOTH FEET. HE WAS USING HAND RAIL WHEN SLIP OCCURRED
HAD JUST GOTTEN #4 KILN SAMPLE AND WAS GOING TO GET #5 SAMPLE.ON HIS WAY,SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE AND FELL,SPILLED SAMPLE ON GROUND.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF PUT HAND ON HOT ROCK HE HAD SPILLED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF 31 LOADER HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO BROKEN PAVEMENT AND FOOT TURNED AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OUT END OF SCRUBBER DITCH WHICH CONTAINED HOT SCRUBBER WATER AND LIME WHEN HIS FEET STARTED SLIPPING CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE INTO DITCH HE THOUGHT WATER WAS ONLY FEW INCHES DEEP WHEN IN FACT IT WAS APPORX 36 IN DEEP HE HAD ON RUBBER BOOTS BUT THE WATER WAS TOO HIGH EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BURNS TO BOTH LEGS ABOVE THE KNEE TO TOP OF FEET