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EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS LOADER WHEN HE SUNK INTO AN OLD SINKHOLE THAT WAS FILLED. EMPLOYEE SUNK UP TO HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CHAIN BINDER TO THE INCLINE DISCHARGE PIPE. HE STOPPED TO SEE WHAT WAS HANGING UP THE BINDER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL ON A THOMAS DREDGE PUMP.
EMPLOYEE JUST FINISHED STACTING A FRONT END LOADER AND WAS WALKING ACROSS A LANDSCRAPED AREA FILLED WITH GRAVEL AND BOARDED WITH RAILROAD TIES TOWARD A PICK UP TRUCK. HE STEPPED OVER THE RAIL ROAD TIES AND FOOT TWISTED UNDER HIM.
ON 7-5-89, THE EMPLOYEE TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEES HIS RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW WERE SORE FROM TIGHTENING BOLTS ON 7-3-89. HE THEN WENT TO FUEL EQUIPMENT. AFTER FUELING D7 DOZER, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN WHE N HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED HANDRAIL WITH RIGHT HAND TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE. HE THEN COMPLAINED ABOUT LACK OF MOVEMENT AND SORENESS IN RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPL. WAS USING 15" PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SMALL PIECE OF 1 1/2" THREADED PIPE WHICH HAD CRACKED DUE TO FREEZING. HE REMOVED PIPE & WENT TO GET ANOTHER PIECE. WHILE HE WAS GONE SEVERAL GAL OF WATER DRAINED OUT & FROZE. HE CAME BACK & STOOD IN SMAE SPOT IT WAS ICY. HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS STRIKING LENGTH OF 12" PIPE WITH HIS MIDDLE BACK. COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN & WAS TRANSPOR
EMPLOYEE CHECKING SCREEN CLOTH ON SCREEN - ON CLIMBING OFF END OF SCREEN - HE SLIPPED AND HIT RT ELBOW ON STEEL GRATING DECK
WOOD STAIRS ON DREDGE- EE COMING DOWN & SLIPPED.