EE tripped over the skid steer bucket as EE was stepping back after switching the attachments from the bucket to the broom. EE sustained a fracture to EE's right pinky finger in the process of breaking EE's fall. The incident did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skill, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.
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Showing all 17While exiting the water truck, EE felt a 'pop' in EE's right leg and pain in EE's ankle. EE fell to the ground between water truck and maintenance truck. EE got up and leaned against water truck but then collapsed to the ground, hitting EE's head on the passenger side running board of the maintenance truck. EE was taken to the hospital and found to have a sprained ankle.
Employee was cleaning belts and catwalks from the recent snow event. EE slipped on catwalk while cleaning, caught self on the hand rail. EE felt pain under shoulder blade. EE suffered chest wall strain.
Employee reported that employee was cleaning under C-1 belt on the MCC side and when employee went to get up, went blank. Employee noted that employee did not know if employee raised up and hit head on the structure or if employee stood up and slipped and fell and hit head. Employee stated that employee was wearing hard hat.
Employee reported that he was working on a Caterpillar 980K Front End Loader when his foot slipped and got caught between framework.
Employee passed out while standing in parking lot.
Was dismounting a Euclid truck utilizing the steps and hand rails when his right foot touched the ground his ankle became twisted causing a twisted ankle sprain.
Employee was dismounting from an R-60 Euclid Truck on grase pad. Left foot slipped thru bottom swing step, causing employee to fall, bruising calf area of left leg.
After climbing stairs to controls on loadout bin I slipped on the ice and twisted my leg.
While opening the hood on the Mack Stock Truck he lost his footing and fell backwards twisting his ankle, falling to the ground.
EE was dismounting from an Euclid R-50, when his left foot came in contact with the ground. He felt pain in his back.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION ON WATER TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED OFF WATER TRUCK AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEP & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT AN OFF ROAD TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON CHAIN STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE EXITING DUMP TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. RUNNING BOARD WAS COVERED WITH SNOW.
WHILE PRESSURE WASHING TRUCK EE TRIPPED OVER HOSE & FELL REACHED OUT TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT HAND & GRABBED OR TOUCHED HOT MUFFLER ON PRESSURE WASHER
WHEN EXITING THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, SLIPPED ON WET CLAY MUD AND FELL STRIKING SCRAP METAL STORED OUTSIDE DOOR WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY WHERE H AND WAS CLEANED AND 9 STITCHES APPLIED.