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POOR HOUSEKEEPING - AREA HAD BEEN TREATED FOR ALGAE GROWTH. IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF A PIPE THAT RESULTED IN CHANGING THE ROUTE TO A SUMP PUMP. PIPE CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO WALK ACROSS A SLOPED CONCRETE AREA LEADING TO A SUMP TO CHECK OIL LEVELS IN A PUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO DRAG CABLE BOX, MISSED SECOND STEP AND FELL, LANDING ON RT. ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM A PUMP SLED IN THE FIELD ON TO SAND IN MINING AREA. HE TURNED TO MOVE AND HIS FEET DID NOT MOVE WITH HIS BODY RESULTING IN A TWISTING FORCE TORIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PAN MOTOR OIL AND WALKED AROUND TO CRANK UP THE MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

GETTING OFF PAN AFTER FUELING IT, SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL STARTER SLED IN SHOP FOR RECONDITIONING AND REPAIRS TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE DISCONNECTS INSIDE CABINET. A 4'LADDER WAS LEANED AGAINST CABINET IN THE FOLDED POSITION & EE WAS STANDING ON 1ST RUNG. THE LADDER COULD NOT BE PROPERLY OPENED SINCE SLED BASE WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH. LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S LT. ARM TO COME IN CONTACT WITH BRACKET. CUT UPPER ARM.

In order to save time and effort ee crossed a pipe line. he did not have enought step to clear and cross safety, and tripped and fell. he shoulder have walked around the line until a crossing was in place. ee placed on restricted duty on 6-2-04.

EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK NEXT TO A CURB TO RETRIEVE A CUP. AS HE BACKED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE TRIPPED OVER THE CURB.

AS EE STEPPED OFF LAST STEP, FOOT WAS PLACED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. CONTINUED PAIN AND SWELLING RESULTED IN EE BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY,01/14/03.

EE WAS OPENING HOOD OF TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON BUMPER.

EE WAS CHANGING AN OUTSIDE LIGHT AT PIT CAR AND STEPPED ONTO A 20' WATER LINE TO CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE. FOOT SLIPPED OFF PIPE. AREA AROUND THE PIT IS TYPICALLY WET AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHENEVER AN EE HAS TO CROSS OVER ANY PIPE LINE. PROPER FOOTING AND SPEED SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WHEN PERFORMING THIS TASK.

STEP TO GET OFF PEDISTAL IS NARROWER THAN A NORMAL STEP. EE WAS PACKING A PUMP. HE STEPPED FROM THE BEARING PEDESTAL TO A STEP ON SIDE OF PEDESTAL TO MOVE DOWN OFF PUMP. HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP AS HE SWUNG HIS LT. FOOT DOWN TO DISMOUNT PUMP. THIS RESULTED IN A 6" TWISTING FALL THAT EFFECTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATES SHE WAS SWATTING AT MOSQUITOES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. EE WAS PERFORMING A PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION OF RECOVERY PIT PUMP. AS SHE APPROACHED MOTOR DISCONNECT SWITCH SHE SLIPPED I N A PUDDLE OF SLIMES. SHE STATES SHE DID NOT FALL BUT MOMENTARILY LOST HER FOOTING. SHE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN A FEW HOURS LATER. SHE WAS SEEN BY COMPANY DR. AND PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS (WITH WET BOOTS) AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF LAST STEP, TWISTING ANKLE.

AS EE WAS DISMOUNTING TRACTOR, HE FELL AND HIT HIS CHEST ON THE TRACK. IT WAS RAINING AND THE TRACK WAS SLICK. EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS WALKING & TALKING WITH ANOTHER EE & STEPPED INTO A DEPRESSED AREA IN TERRAIN.

SOMEONE HAD TIED THE STEPS UP WITH ROPE, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP TO GET ON THE EQUIPMENT, ROPE BROKE AND HE SLID, CAUGHT WITH ONE HAND AND PULLED SHOULDER.

CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, HIS SHOE GOT CAUGHTON THE STEP OF THE TRUCK. HE STEPPED BACK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS USING AN EXTENSION LADDER TO ACCESS WHIRLSIZER TO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM SAME. READJUSTMENT OFLADDER CAUSED LATCHES TO SHIFT AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED EE TO LOOSE BALANCE A ND FALL. THE LANYARD CAUGHT EE AND PULLED HIM INTO SIDE OF TANK, STRIKING SIDE OF FACE AND HEAD AND LOSING CONCOIUSNESS MOMENTARILY.

AFTER ADJUSTING A BEARING UNIT ON PUMPING SYSTEMSEALING WATER PUMP EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FLOAT WHICH WAS ABOUT 28" FROM SLED TO GROUND. HE WAS HOLDING A 3/4" COMBO WRENCH & CRESCENT WRENCH IN HIS RIGHT HAND, HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHILE BACKING OFF THE PLATFORM HESTEPPED ON A 2 1/2" ANGLE IRON BRACE & TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND & HURT HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OUT PIT MONITOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR 14 MATRIX SYSTEM, SLID INTO AN 18" EARTHEN HOLE NEAR ELECTRICAL SWITCH. UNEXPECXTED MOVEMENT TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. THIS AGGRAVATED P RE-EXISTING KNEE PROBLEMS AND ON 9/7 AN ORTHPEDIST DRAINED THE KNEE.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED OPERATING THE CRANE AND WAS PARKING THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BEHIND THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. WHEN HE EXITED THE CRANE HE MISSED THE LAST STEP, FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND LEFT ELBOW ON THE ASPHALT.