Employee was using a water hose to wash residue off stone on the Quarry. As the employee walked backwards he stepped down approx. 8" and twisted his ankle resulting in a right ankle sprain.
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The employee placed his left foot on the step of a Volvo A235 haul truck, as he raised up, the cable step broke. The employee fell, causing his right leg to hyper-extend. The result was a sprained right knee.
Employee was unhooking crane cables from a sawn granite block. He tripped on a steel cable lying on the concrete floor. He fell on his right side to the concrete floor resulting in a fracture of the right femur.
As the employee stepped off the bottom rung of an equipment ladder he slipped causing him to strike his left knee against the steel rung of the ladder resulting in a fracture of the left kneecap.
The employee was walking on the Quarry surface. He slipped in a water/sludge area resulting in a fall to the quarry surface. The employee received outside medical attention for a laceration above the left eye.
Employee was walking on level ground, stepped in a hole approx. 1'-6" wide x 5" deep. He sprained his left ankle.
Employee was moving boxes of material. After storing one box the employee turned to get another, he tripped over a metal tank setting in the floor. The employee fell to the floor. The employee sprained his left knee.
The employee was climbing up the steps on a 988 Cat loader, he lost grip with his right hand which caused him to spin left which threw him off balance and he lost his footing. He fell to the ground resulting in a fractured left ankle.
The employee was hooking slings from an overhead crane to a group of granite slabs. The slabs shifted causing the employee to step backwards into a drain ditch, resulting in a twisted right knee.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A TROLLEY ONTO A PRY BAR LAYING ON THE GROUND, TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, HIT KNEE ON A PIECE OF METAL ON A CEMENT MIXER. CONTUSION OF LEFT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.