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Miner was dismounting a 988k Loader and missed the last step fell backwards and cut their head.
Miner was climbing onto a crane to look at the load chart. EE used a pintle hitch as a step, and it rotated as EE put weight on it. Miner fell back wards and tried to brace the fall by putting left arm behind him. Fracture left arm, no cast. Miner released to modified duty.
Employee was removing hatch cover on the dredge to inspect the water level in the hold. The employee was using a long pry bar to remove the cover, the pry bar slipped and the employee fell on the deck and broke his right ankle.
Employee was performing an inspection of the dredge pontoon when he slipped and fell, striking his head on floor.
EE working on screen when he slipped catching his left index finger in the screen causing the finger to break at the first joint.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS UNEVEN FIELD THE EE ROLLED (TWISTED) HIS RT. ANKLE WHILE STEPPING ON RAISED PART OF IMPRINT FROM ROAD GRADER.
EE CLIMBING STATIONARY LADDER, HE HAD ON WET GLOVES & SLIPPED FALLING TO THE GROUND APPROX 3-4' RESULTING IN A LUMBAR SPINE CONTUSION.
ON JULY 2, 2001 EE REPORTED BACK PROBLEMS IN RELATION TO WORK ACTIVITIES & HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEENOFF WORK. OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, DRIVING OVERROUGH ROADS IN THE PLANT WHILE ON THE LOADER, HE HURT HIS BACK. IN MARCH 2000 HE ALLEGES SLIPPINGFROM LOADER DUE TO LOOSING HIS GRIP & STARTED HAVING MAJOR BACK PAINS. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE WHILE FUELING, HE STOOD UP FROM A SQUAT & HURT BACK.