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EMPLOYEE WAS EX3TING CLINKER COOLER THROUGH DISCHARGE END WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE GRATING. HE SLID FORWARD AND DOWN, THEN DROPPED TO LOWER LEVEL SLOPED IN OPPOSITE DRIECTION AND SLID TO THE FLO OR, ALLEGEDLY H6RTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE TASK OF WELDING A SMALL METAL PATCH ON A MATERIAL SPLITTER BOX STANDING ON CONICAL PILE OF SPILLAGE AND ADJACENT GUARDED CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK MATERIAL IN SPILLAGE PILE GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS RT KNEE TRYING TO RETAIN HIS BALANCE
EMP WAS WELDING A CRACK IN THE SHELL OF NO.2 KILN AS HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY BELT AND STARTED DECENDING LADDER HIS FOOT SLLEGEDLYU SLIPPED ON WET RUNG, HE FELL 8 FT. LANDING ACROSS A WALKWAY HAN DRAIL
I.NAME STOOD ON 12" WIDE H BEAM TO DISCONNECT RIGGING ON A PIECE OF DUCT THAT HAD JUST BEEN SET & BOLTED IN PLACE. WHILE HOLDING ON EITH ONE ARM HE STARTED TO TRANSFER HIMSELF FROM BEAM TO D UCT. LOST FOOTING GRABBED RIGGING STARTED SPINNING SLAMMED INTO BEAM BREAKING HIS RIB. THIS KNOCKED HIM LOOSE FROM RIGGING.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON TOP LANDING OR STEPS AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM CAB OF TRUCK WHILE HOLDING ON TO HAND BRACKET FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEPS APPROX 21 IN FROM GROUND CAUSING BODY TO TURN STRI KING THE BACK OF EMPLOYEES HEAD ON SOME UNDEFINED OBJECT AS HE FELL PRONE TO GROUND