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CLIMB INTO LOADER,SLIPPED & FELL HIT HEAD AND SHOULDERS ON FRAME OF DOOR.
I.NAME WAS WORKING ON A CONCRTETE MIXER HE STUMBLED OVER A WATERHOSE & FELL INJURING HIS RT.HAND
EMP WAS STANDING ON SCAFFOLD INSTALLING RAIL ON SIDE OF 3 RC 1 WHEN WELD FAILED ON SCAFFOLD, EMP TRIED TO GRAB RAIL AND BREAK FALL, STRINING LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING INTO COMPRESSOR ROOM AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH PREHEATER TOWER AND SLIPPED ON WATER AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO FORKLIFT. FOOT SILL ON GROUND SLIPPED IN MUD. EMPLOYEE GRABBED ROLL BAR TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND FELT PULL IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AT 7SS6, SLIPPED ON FIFITH RUNG, HIT BACK ON HAND RAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF SIDE LADDER ON EUCLID TRUCK. FOOT DID NOT SUPPORT WEIGHT WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN AND HE FELL BACK, BUMPING MIDDLE BACK ON SOLVENT TANK. ORIGINALLY DIDNOT LOSE ANY T IME, BUT REQUESTED A VISIT TO DOCTOR ON 12/03/87 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUT OFF WORK.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AT THE END OF MAY OR BEGININNING OF JUNE HE FELL WHILE WORKING BETWEEN HOT PIPE AND HOSES, BURNING HIS BUTTOCKS AND STRAINING HIS SHOULER. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AT THE TIME. EMPLOYEE SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED IN ABSENT WITH AN INDUSTRAIL INJURY ON 6/22/87, MISSING FIVE DAYS FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP TO WELD ON PATCH ON WALL. SET LADDER INSIDE-WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO WELD PAD EYE TO BRACE LADDER-LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL DOWN THROUGH THE CHUTE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BOX ACROSS THE FRONT LAWN AREA WHEN THE HANDLES BROKE ON THE BOX. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE BOX, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELL.