Coveralls got caught and tripped the person involved causing the person to fall and puncture hand when falling to the ground.
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Showing all 11Employee was descending down into the Jaw Crusher to stand on a platform placed to disassemble locking wedge and jaw die when EE twisted Right ankle.
Cleaning snow off of # 9 conveyor belt slip on a patch of ice on grated cat walk started to fall and caught the hand rail under the left arm pit and damaged left shoulder.
Climbing down front Ladder of Haul Truck #64 at coffee break and missed the bottom step Fell to the ground on left side Hip. Could not put pressure on it was taken by ambulance to the Hospital to be examined.
Was assisting the foreman service equipment. Climbing down from machine lost grip and landed on right knee.
Operator pulled up to office trailer to unload his personnel objects & bin controllers when he climb out to ladder and started down was probably about 4 feet from ground he lost his grip when shoe got stuck on step tread-and fell backwards, he stated that he was only using a couple of finger to hold on with items in hand.
Was attempting to discard a piece of steel into a scrap dumpster. Started to slip and twisted shoulder. Did not fall. Walk had been previously sanded but was raining that morning so there was a glaze on service again.
The parking area was icy and employee slipped when getting out of his car.
Employee slipped on stairs from office trailer. He fell onto his right arm and tore his rotator cuff.
SLipped and fell from loader.
DIGGING A TRENCH TO LAY PIPE, CLIMBING OUT OF TRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST TRENCH WALL AND HURT ARM/SHOULDER (LEFT).