EE was working on the deck of a Haul Truck.The task involved the removal of the panel on the front of the cab.This panel has a hand-hold as part of its makeup.The employee began to descend the ladder & grabbed hold of the unsecure hand hold.In doing so, the hand hold slipped, resulting in the EE falling approximately 8 ft,landing on his feet.
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Showing all 14Truck driver (785C Cat truck) was climbing the ladder to the cab, lost his grip falling to the ground. He suffered an open dislocation of his right elbow and fracture of his right femur.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON MEDICATION (DILANTIN) TO CONTROL SEIZURES. HE RAN OUT OF MEDICATION TWO WEEKS PRIOR. HE HAD A SEIZURE, AND BROKE RIBS ON A BENCH WHEN HE FELL.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SIT DOWN IN HIS CHAIR AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM TABLE, WHEN OTHER EE KICKED HIS CHAIR, INJURED TWISTED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING ONTO THE GROUND AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS GIVEN 5 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY BY HIS TREATING PHYSICIAN.
WHILE DIGGING A HOLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED INTO HOLE, APPROX 2 FT WIDE AND 2 FT DEEP. EMPLOYEE'S FEET LANDED IN THE HOLE AND WITH A LOSS OF BALANCE HE FELL FORWARD. AS HE FELL A WRENCH LANDED WITH SOME FORCE ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEERECEIVED TREATMENT FOR BILATERAL KNEE SPRAIN AND PAIN IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE SPOOLING UP THE HOSE TO HIS CUTTING TORCH, THE EE STEPPED IN STANDING WATER AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT INITIALLY REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROX ONE WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A KNEE STRAIN.
EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. GIVEN A BRACE FOR 2 WEEKS. LOST TIME.
ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF INSULATION ON ROOF OF BUILDING. FELL THROUGH BUT HAD NOT SHORTENED LANYARD. WHEN LANYARD BROKE FALL LEG HIT VESSEL OF JOY COMPRESSOR. BODY DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT.
EE RETRIEVED A COUPLING FOR A PIPING SYSTEM, TURNED AROUND, TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO STEPS AND FELL THROUGH AN OPENING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 FTWIDE IN A BARGE PLATFORM.
EE WAS LEAVING WORK AND SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO PICKUP TRUCK. BRUISE TO GROIN AREA. MISSED WORK FROM 2/25 - 3/1. LATE REPORTING BECAUSE EE FAILED TO REPORT REASON FOR MISSING WORK UNTIL RET URNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WALKING BETWEEN RIB AND LHD, SLIPPED AND FELL INTO LHD CUTTING RIGHT EYEBROW. 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF POLYPIPE WITH HISFOOT WHEN HE STOOD UP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING THE RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING IN ROADWAY AND BROKE RIGHT LEG.
STEPPING OFF TRACTOR, ROLLED ANKLE, TORN LIGAMENT.