WHILE CHECKING CLUTCH ON SHOVEL, WAS WALKING ACROSS CAT WALK ON BACK OF SHOVEL. RAILING BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON BACK INJURING LEFT HIP AND RIGHT ANKLE, RIGHT SHOULDER.
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WHILE CLIMBING 5ADDER ON 992 CAT LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED OFF SECOND RUNG FROM BOTTOM,FELL AND HIT GROUND HURTING BACK.
WHILE OPERATING3275 MICHIGAN, EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN LADDER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM TO STRAIGHTEN WITH QUICK MOTION-PULLED MUSCLE.
DISMANTLING RIP3RAP RACK FOR REPAIRS.EMPL WORKING ON RACK WHEN ROCKS SHOFTED CAUSING FALL THROUGH RACK ONTO GROUND.HIT GROUND AND 12'' ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING OUT OF A 275B MICHIGAN LOADER WHEN BOTH FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND.
EE WAS CARRYING3ATLAS DOWN-THE-HOLE 60# HAMMER FORM PICKUP TRUCK TO DRILL. HE SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL ONTO HIS BACK WITH THE HAMMER IN HIS HANDS ABOVE CHEST. HE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS RT SIDE RIB CAG9 AREA AS A RESULT OF THE FALL. HE WAS X-RAYED & DOCTOR ORDERED REST & WARM COMPRESS. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP VISIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN GETTING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CATCHING HAND ON SCREEN GUARD