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EE WAS GETTING ON FORKLIFT AND SLIPPED ON A OIL SPOT ON THE CEMENT PAD. THE CEMENT PAS WAS ALSO WET.
EE WAS CARRYING ROCKS OUT OF A SMALL DITCH. HE LOST HIS FOOTING SHIFTING HIS WEIGHT & STARTED TO HAVE BACK PAIN.
OPERATOR WAS CHANGING THE LENGTH OF THE RIPPER TOOTH. WHEN HE FINISHED HE JUMPED OFF OF THE RIPPER BURR ABOUT 3.5' FROM THE GROUND. WHEN HE LANDED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS FIXING AN EMITTER ON THE SITE LEACH PAD. HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
OPERATOR WAS STEPPING OVER A 6" HEADER PIPE. WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE DIGGING A TRENCH FOR LAB DISCHARGELINE, EMP'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE TRENCH, WHEN HISFOOT SLIPPED INTO THE TRENCH HE HEARD AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK. NO IMMEDIATE PAIN WAS FELT - DIGGING CONTINUED. TRENCH LESS THAN 1' DEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE SITES HEAP FLUSHIG DRIPLINES. AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HEAP THE LIGHT HE WAS USING WENT OUT. HE PROCEEDED DOWN THE HEAP FALLING HITTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED & HE WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO THE RAIL VERY T IGHTLY HIS HAN CAME OFF THE RAIL & WHEN HE GRABBED FOR RAIL HIS FINGER HIT THE RAIL & DISLOCATED HIS KNUCKLE EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK ON 02-11-91 AT 7:00AMBECAUSE HAND HURT ACCIDENT OCCURED N 02-10-91 EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC ON 02-11-91 DID NOT WORK ON 02--12-91
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING ON TO CAT 773 HAUL TRUCK AS HIS WEIGHT WAS APPLIED TO LEFT FOOT HIS FOOT SLIPPED N THE BUMPER WHEN THIS OCCURED HIS LEFT ARM WAS JERKED & PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER EMPLO YEE SAID HE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION LIGHT ING WAS GOOD
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ENGINE FLUID LEVELS.WHEN LOOKING AT HYDRAULIC STEERING OIL HE WAS IN A HURRY AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND STARTED TO SLIDE.HE JERKED HIS LEG BACK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS L EFT UPPER LEG.
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB FROM TRACK OF THE D-8 TO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE WITH THE RFUEL HOSE IN HIS HAND AS HIS FOOT LEFT THE TRACK HE FELL & USED HIS RT HAND TO BREAK HIS FALL I NAME I S CURRENTLY WEARING WRIST CAST
I NAME WAS DOING A COLUMN CHONE AT MILL SITE 1 AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE EXPANDAL MOTOR FLOORS HE SLIPPED BACKWARD HITTING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE ON THE SAFETY RAILING HE SAIL THAT HIS FEET WERE WE RE WET AND HE FELT THE FLOOR WAS CONSTRUCTED WRONG THE FLOOR HAS BEEN USED OVER SIX YEARS WITH OUT AN INCIDENT.
INJ WAS WORKING N PLATFORM 5 1/2 FT HI. BECAME DOSORIENTED AND STEPPED OFF. HE LANDED ON FEET AND FETT BACK BREAKING FALL WITH L. HAND AND SPRAINING WRIST. HE WAS NEW ON JOB WAS BEING INST RUCTED AND JUST STARTED UP FORM WORK ADD. IT WAS A HOT AFTERNOON (100) MAN SAID HE FELT CONFUSED.
THE WORKER WAS WALKING ALONG A PATH WAS ON TOP OF A LEACH PAD AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HURN HIS FOOT AND STUMBLE HE TRIED TO CORRECT HIS FALL BY USING H IS L LEG AS A BRACE WHICH RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING HIS KNEE
SITE 3 XXXXX FLOW DITCH WHILE I.NAME WAS WORKING ON THE BERM OF SITE 3 HE SPOTED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A HOLE HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE DOWN ON THE PLASTGIC HIS FEET SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BERM THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS I.NAME NOT TAKING HIS TIME TO OPERATE PROPERLY ON THE SLIPPY SURFACE OF THE PLUSTRE
DESCENDING SIDE3OF HEAP SLIPPED & CUT HIS ARM. BECAUSE EE WAS NEAR THE TOP OF HEAP HE RELEASED THE SAFETY ROPE & SLID TO A STOP. THE CUT WAS MINOR & DID NOT REQUIRE STITCHES.
FILLING WATER TRUCK SLIPPED ON STEPS ON REAR BUMPER AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING.
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM CAT D8 SLEEVE OF COAT CAUGHT ON DOOR HANDLE CAUSING MAN TO FALL WHILE SUSPENDED BY ONE ARM