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EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A LADDER CLEANING THE TOP OF A HOIST BRAKE DRUM WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX 10 FT STRIKING HIS RT ELBOW ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE LADDER HE RECEIVED A 2 CM X 1 CM DEEP 5ACERATION ON THE RT ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL FROM BOLT CAR SURFACE ON THE BOLT CAR WAS SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING CAUSING STEEL BEAM TO FALL FROM CAR HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT
CLIMBING OUT OF SHAFT BUCKET SLIPPED ON STEP IN BUCKET & FELL ON RIM STRIKING RIB CAGE.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING LADDER WITH UPPER RUNG TAKING WT OF LADDER. RUNG BROKE & FELL ON INJUREDS NOSE. INJURY NOT SERIOUS-DR. PRESCRIBED PAIN MEDICATION WHICH CAUSED DIZZINESS THEREFORE INJURED MISSED 1 SHIFT.
INJ WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF DRILLING MUD ACROSS A WOODEN WORK PLATFORM AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WHERE A PLANK HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE
MECHANIC WAS STANDING ON 3RD RUNG OF LADDER REPAIRING DRILL. LADDER TWISTED MECHANIC FELL. HE LANDED ON A PROTRUDING PIECE OF METAL WHICH STRUCK HIM BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES.
INJURED CLIMBED UP ON COMPRESSED AIR LINE TO HANG POWER CABLE & SLIPPED OFF CATCHING LEG BETWEEN PIPE & RIB TWISTING KNEE.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM RIB HEAD LAMP CAME OUTOF HOLDER ON HARD HAT LIGHT HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH RIGHT EYE TOOTH WAS BROKEN