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WORKER DESCENDING STEP OF LOADER.WHEN HE REACHED GROUND FROM BOTTOM STEP HE TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING MINOR STRAIN COMPLICATED BY DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS.
WORKER IGNORED ESTABLISHED SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR GAINING ACCESS TO AN ELECTRIC PHOTO EYE SWITCH ON AN AUTOMATIC BAG PALLETIZER.SAFE ACCESS WAS PROVIDED TO THIS SWITCH,BUT WORKER CLIMBED OVER E QUIPMENT INSTEAD AND SLIPPED CAUSINF A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
WORKER WAS ATTE4PTING TO STEP DOWN FROM A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL CAUSING BRUISE AND STRAIN ON HIS BACK AND LEFT ARM.
WORKER WAS WLAK3NG THRU THE M ILL & SLIPPED ON WET FLOORS & STRUCK A METAL VALVE LOCATED APPROX 4' OFF THE GROUND WITH HIS SHOULDER. THIS RESULTED IN A SEVERE BRUISE WITH SWELLING. THIS WORKER WAS PLACED ON 3LIGHT DUTY WHILE THE INJURY HEALS.
CLEAN UP WORKER3WAS CLEANING UP RESIN FROM A WATER SOFTENER THAT HAD BEEN DUMPED OUTSIDE ON THE GROUND. THE WORKER LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SLIPPERY MATERIAL AND FELL TO ONE KNEE CAUSING A MINO R BACK STRAIN. 7HE WORKDER WAS ADVISED TO STAY OFF WORK FOR A WEEK AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RELEASED.
WORKER WAS CHANGING THE ROLLERS ON A BELT CONVEYOR. AS HE TURNED TO PICK UP ROLLER LOCATED BEHIND HIM WORKER LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF END OF WALKWAY ABOUT 3\ ONTO FLOOR. HE SUSTAINED A MIN OR CUT & BRUISED RT HIP.
WORKER WAS FILLING BATTERIES WITH WATER & TRIPPED OVER TAILS OF PROTECTIVE APRON, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST A WOODEN PALLET. THIS FALL CAUSED A BRUISE TO LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
WORKER WAS CLIMBING UP A CHUTE TO UNCLOG FEED PIPE FOR BAG FILLER. HIS FEET WERE WET & SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGINST BEAM & BRUISE HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A 50 LB BAG ON A WOODEN PALLET WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER PALLET CUASING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK CAUSING MINOR MUSCLE PULL.
WORKER WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON CAT 930 END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED CAUSING A FALL TO THE GROUND BRUSING HIS BACK UPON IMPACT.