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EMPL SLIPPED & FELL DESCENDING EMBANKMENT TO WORK ON #1A CONVEYOR DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDI-TIONS.
54736YEE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE OF #1A SAND CLASSIFIER BOX TO STEP OUT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BACK DOWN INTO THE CLASSIFIER AND STRUCK AGAINST THE LOWER FLIGHT SECTION CA 42957 HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.
54736YEE WAS REPLACING 2A CONVEYOR RUBBER SKIRTING WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND HE FELL TO THE SAME LEVEL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME.
AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND FROM THE LAST RUNG OF THE LUBE TRUCK LADDER,HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE UNEVEN GROUND SURFACE BELOW.
EMPLOYEE RIGHT BOOT BECAME STUCK WHILE STANDING IN MNUD TO PERFORM WORK ON THE SETTLING POND PIPE. AS HE LIFTED HIS LEG THE RIGHT FOOT REMAINED PLANTED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 30" X 30" UINSECURED STEEL PLATE WHICH BECAME COUNTER WEIGHTED FROM STEEL BEING UNLOADED BY A FORKLIFT. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE PLATE IT FLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNE ATH HIM AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE SAME LEVEL AND STRIKE HIS BACK AGAINST A 6" BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF SC7 CONVEYOR AT TAIL PULLEY WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BELT AND THE OTHER FOOT ON REAR TAIL PULLEY GUARD. GUARD BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FAL L 4' TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN UNAUTHORIZED AREA ON A WOODEN PLANK 8FT HIGH WITHOUT A SAFETY LINE WASHING OUT PC2C HEAD PULLEY PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED HE HIT HIS BACK AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AS HE FELL
EMPL RIGGING CABLES FOR DOZER TO PULL 100' PORTABLE CONVEYOR.AREA WAS VERY WET & MUDDY.EMPL TOOK A STEP,RUBBER BOOT STUCK IN MUD.EMPL FELL FORWARD AND PULLED CALF MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG.IN 45 MIN PAIN SEEMED TO RUN UP & DOWN ENTIRE LEG.
EMPL DESCENDING CATWALK #7 CONVEYOR.LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED ON CATWALK .EMPL SPRAINED RIGHRT HAND.THINKS HE MUST HAVE BUMPED HAND BY REACHING FOR HANDRAIL TO STOP HIS FALL BUT DOESNT REME MBER HITTING IT.EMPL DIDNT KNOW UNTIL 2 HRS LATER THAT HAND WAS SPRAINED.
WASHING FLOOR OF FEEDER USING WATER HOSE PULLING HOSE AROUND TO WASH FLOOR SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR.
MATERIAL IN SCREEN PAN SLID DOWN CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE FOOTING AND HIT LOWER R. LEG AGAINST SIDE OF PAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER FROM ENGINE PLATFORM OF A CAT 637D SCRAPER WHEN HE REACHED SECOND RUNG FROM FLOOR LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER LADDER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY SHOES WAS NOT A CO.LADDER & HAD BEEN BORROWEDD BY EMPLOLYEE FROM THE VEHICLE OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE 637D IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ACCESS LADDER
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A WATER HOSE FROM HIS WORK AREA UNDER #2 SCREEENING TOWER.WHILE REMOVING THE HOSE,THE EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON THE HOSE AND TRIPPED,CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BA CK. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3Y CHUTE ON #1 TOWER INSPECTING IT FOR HOLES ROCK SPILLED OVER FROM SCRUBBER ABOVE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN CHUTE TRYING TO GET OUT OF CHUTE SLID DOWN CHUTE AND DROPPED TO CONVEYOR B ELT BELOW ABOUT35 FT BELT WAS NOT OPERATING
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CHUTES ON #1 TOWER OF MILL WHILE MOVING ABOUT IN THE CHUTES HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL FLAT ON HIS BACK IN THE CHUTE