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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT [PORTABLE CRUSHER], SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND [APPROX 4 TO 6' HEIGHT OF FALL]. STEPPED ON PART OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAD LIMEROCK DEBRIS.
EMPLOYEE GETTING OFF EQUIPMENT, STEPPED ON ROCK [SMALL], OFF-BALANCED-TRIED TO CORRECT TWISTING R LEG, HURT R-KNEE-SWELLING, PAIN. NOTE: THIS REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED A LITTLE LAT ER THAN USUAL DUE TO INVESTIGATION ON "WORK RELATED" CLAIM SINCE EMPLOYEE HAD PRIOR INJURY/OPERATIONS ON R-KNEE.
EMPL WAS ON A LOADER TRYING TO PUT A RUBBER BUNGEE CORD ON CAB DR TO KEEP DR OPEN. CORD SNAPPED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL OFF LOADER. AS HE FELL, ONEFOOT GOT CAUGHT ON LADDER TIPPING EMPL TO MADE EMPL FALL UPPER BODY 1ST.SUSTAINED BROKEN NOSE, SHATTERED WRIST, HEAD BUMP & SEVERAL SCRATCHES ON ARMS & FACE.
DRAGLINE WAS BEING SERVICED BY EMPLOYEE (GREASED LUBRICATED ADD OIL ETC) EQUIPMENT WAS PARKED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AS HE WAS GETTING OFF LEFT LEG TWISTED PAIN IN LOWER CALFF OF LEFT LEG CAUSING E3 MPLOYEE TO LIMP
EE GTOT OFF HIS VEHCILE ONTO BOARDWALK LEADING TO TIME CLOCK EE STEPPED ON A WEAK BOARD AT ONE END OF BOARD WHICH GAVE WAY CAUSING EE TO FALL IN BETWEEN BOARDS LEG FIRST BACK WAS HURT.
EMPL USED 55 GAL DRUM TO GAIN HEIGHT & REACH TO GET TO OVERHEAD POINT. EMPL SLIPPED FELL ON TOP OF DRUM W/CHEST AREA FIRST TO HIT DRUM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND AND TRIED TO PLACE LADDER ON 2400 DRAGLINE IN POSITION TO USE.DISCOVERED HE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE WEIGHT OF LADDER.HE LOST CONTROL AND FELL T O THE GROUND,FRACTURING HIS HIP.
EMPL CLIMBING UP DRILL RIG LADDER.BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF THE DRAGLINE TO GREASE THE TRACKS WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET TRACK.WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HIS LEFT FOOT CAME DOWN ON A ROCK AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE STEAM CLE5NING A BULLDOZER EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO THE MACHINE AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE CAB POST OF THE DOZER AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ONTO DRAFLINE AND SLIPPED ON TRACK HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP AND WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE BROKE HIS LEG
EMP WAS STANDING ON CRUSHER TIRE GREASING CRUSHER AND DUE TO OIL ON TIRE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON RT KNEE CAUSING BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE GREASE TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO BE SPRAINED.