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SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LOADER LADDER, LANDING ON HIS FEET.
EMPLOYEE PUNCHED IN AND WAS LEAVING TIME CLOCK BUILDING; TURNED AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
STEPPING DOWN FROM A FRONT END LOADER, STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE FELL ONNLEVEL GROUND,INJURY TO ANKLE.
WHILE WORKING ON A HINGED PLATFORM,THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED THRU AN OPENINF CUTTING HIS SHIN OF THE LEFT LEG.
OPER ATOR TRIPPED OVER AN AIR HOSE BEING USED TO CHANGE A TIRE ON A BACKHOE FELL TO FLOOR & ONTO LEFT WRIST
THE INJURED WAS GREASING HIS FRIONT END LOADER-SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LOADER ACCESS LADDER,FALLING TO GROUND.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP A RAIL CAR LADDER-MISSING HIS GRIP AT ABOUT SIX FEET ABOVE GROUND FALLING BACKWARD.
CONDITIONS SLIP1ERY FROM RAIN WAS USING EXTENSION LADDER ON MAINTNEANCE OF MECHAICAL LOWERING SPOUT FOR TRUCK LOADING OF MATERIAL. AS I W AS DESCENDING THE FLADDER, I SLIPPED 3 OR 4 RUNGS F FROM THE GROUND2 WRENCHING MY BACK AS I FELL TO THE GROUND
EMPL REMOVING M5TERIAL CHUTE 4'' PLASTIC PIPE.WHILE LIFTING BOTTOM END OF CHUTE,TOP END UNHOOKED AND SWUNG AROUND STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.EMPL KNOCKED TO GROUND INJURING PUNCTURING RIGHT KNEE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG INTO CONCRETE TUNNEL TO CLEAN UP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS BACK TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
EMP WAS CLIMBING UP TO THE CAB OF HAULAGE TRUCK, HE HAD PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP BELOW CAB DOOR AND WAS REACHING UP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO GRAB HAND RAIL LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF DOOR TO PULL HIMSELF UP INTO CAB. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS 2-3 FEET TO THE GROUND. CONDITIONS WERE SNOW AND ICE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP IN THE GARAGE AND WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOME TOOLS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL THE FALL CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE BUT SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION SHOWED IT TO BE BROKEN
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING TOP HATCH TO LOAD JUMBO RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARDS OF OF CAR HIT RAIL CAR NEXT TO ONE HE FELL OFF OF AND LANDED ON HIS FEET. BROKE KNEE CAP AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE TO TIP A BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BRUISING & SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. WEATHER WAS COLD AND SEMI-BLIZZARD CON DITIONS THIS DAY.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A PORTABLE LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED & EE FELL OFF THE LADDER TO THE FLOOR ABOUT 4-6\. THE EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE & SUFFERED BRUISES TO BOTH LEGS.
EMP. WAS ASKED TO COME TO ATHE ASSISTANCE OF HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HAVING TROUBLE OPENING A LATCH ON THE TOP OF A COVERED RR HOPPER CAR. THE EMP. STARTED TO STEP TOWARDS THE OTHER EMP. AND WALKED ON TOP OF THE HATCH WHICH IS NORMALLY MADE OF METAL. THIS HATCH WAS NOT OF METAL BUT OF FIBERGLASS AND EMP. BROKE THROUGH AND FELL INSIDE OF EMPTY CAR BRUISING HIS LEGS.
GOING TO START AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS IT WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER SMALL PILE OF STONE FINES -...FELL FORWARD LANDING ON BOTH KNEES.