The employee was preparing to grease the skid steer with an air grease as he was unrolling the grease line he started walking backwards not realizing how close the skid steer was parked he tripped backwards onto the bucket. The result of fall caused a left hip /lower back contusion
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Showing all 5On 10/16/12, EE was exiting the cat skid steer. Upon exiting, EE hit her shin on the cab which possibly cause here to slip. EE reported the accident to another EE on 10/23/12. On 10/24/12 EE showed me how she thought she may have hurt her thumb-wrist area-EE was taken to the doctor where she was given a brace-she was cleared to return to her full duty as an operator.
Injured was stepping over the tailgate of his pickup truck, he placed his left foot on the bumper of the truck and his left hand on top at the tailgate. He swung his right leg over the tailgate. His left foot slipped off the bumper causing him to fall on his left side.
EE was adjusting the CB antenna, as he walked back across the walkway of the loader, he tripped over a shovel that was laying on the walkway, lost his balance and hit his knee on the hood handle.
EE WAS RESETTING E STOP (SAFETY SWITCH) AFTER CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED. HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON CONVEYOR FRAME AND SLIPPED, AND FELL INTO SKID LOADER BUCKET THAT WAS BELOW HIM. CONVEYOR WAS 3 -4' OFF GROUND.