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Employee was walking and transitioned from a paved surface to an unpaved surface and stepped into a hole injuring lower leg.
Clear weather, good lighting. Employee had finished changing a tire and was putting dismounted tire onto lift gate. Mis-stepped and fell from lift gate, landing on EE's back on the ground. Received a skin laceration, which received stitches at Tripler Arony Medical Center.
Employee was walking on wet concrete, when he slipped, causing him to fall to the ground and landing on his buttocks, hip and back.
The weather on the day of the incident was hot with temperatures in the mid to high 80s with little breeze and brief periods of rain. Believe the hot humid weather contributed to the employee fainting. Injured contractor's injuries included dislocated right shoulder, hairline fracture in right shoulder and minor cuts and abrasions to contractor's head and face.
Working on a truck in the shop, the truck started to leak hydraulic oil. Employee walked and slipped on the oil.
Packing holes for a blast, employee was walking between rows of holes and ground gave way. Employee left leg fell into hole twisting right leg.
WHILE WALKING IN THE SERVICE LUBE AREA OF MAINTENANCE SHOP, SLIPPED IN A WATER PUDDLE CAUSED BY A LEAKING UNDERGROUND PIPE.
WAS WALKING TO GET A BOLT OUT OF BOLT BIN & WHEN PHONE RANG HE TURNED AROUND & SLIPPED & FELL INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER. **LOST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 9/12/03 DUE TO SURGERY TO SHOULDER.**
EE CLIMBED ON FORKLIFT AND ONTO THE TOTE BIN TRYING TO ADJUST THE LOADING BULK CHUTE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET TO THE CONCRETE ROADWAY.
CLIMBING IN MIXER TRUCK, HE SLIPPED GRABBING THEHAND RAIL AND BROKE FALL WITH RIGHT ELBOW.