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EMP WAS CARRYING RE TRACKER WITH HELP OF COWORKER WHEN THEY PUT THE RETRACTER ON SIDE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE THE EMP FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST LOCOMOTIVE AND BRUISED HIS LEFT SIDE IN THE UPPER CHEST AREA HE ALSO PULLED MUSCLE IN THIS AREA
EE WAS TANDING ON A RAISED PLATFORM ABOUT 30" HIGH TO GREASE COUPLERS ON FAN DRIVE. THE LOCATION OF THE GREASE FITTINGS NECESSITATED HIS REACHING UP UNDERNEATH THE SHAFT. NEITHER HE N OR THE W ITNESS ARE EXACTLY SURE OF WHAT HAPPENED BUT HE THINKS HE STEPPED BACK IN ORDER TO REACH IT & FELL OFF THE PLATFORM BRUISING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUMP WATER OUT OF POST HOLES CONDITIONS WERE MUDDY AND AS HE TURNED TO PICK UP SUCTION LINE FROM PUMP HE FELL IN THE MUD & FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG RT ABOVE THE ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CHUTES AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HISKNEE ON A METAL FRAME, CAUSING A PULLED LIGAMENT AND SWELLING OF THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON LOADER TO CHECK WATER LEVEL OF RADIATOR HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK RESULT ING IN A BACK SPRAIN
CHECKING AMOUNT OF COAL BEING FED TO OUTSIDE HOPPER WHEN STEPPED THROUGH OPENING IN GRIZZLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BUMP AND SCRAPE HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
UNLOADING TO BED LEVEL AND HELD BY A CHAIN AND AS THEY WERE UNLODING IT THE CHAIN BROKE THROWING EMPLOYEE AND BOX TO THE GROUND CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE\S JOB WAS TO CLEAN UP LIME TUNNEL, IT WAS A VERY COLD DAY AND SOME WATER HAD FROZEN ON THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE ICE AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN.