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THE AREA WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURED WAS ABOUT 1'-2 !1/2' DEEP IN WATER. THE AREA WAS USED TO WASH OUT FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE CONVEYOR TO GREASE AND HE SLIPPED N EAR THE HOLE WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE GREASE HOSE, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING LOADER INTO THE SHOP, STEPPED BACK INT MECHANICS PIT.
HE WAS WORKING IN A TRANSFORMER THAT WAS ON A SKID WHICH HAD A HOLE IN IT.HE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND HIS LEFT FOOT WENT INTO THE HOLE.HE FELL BACKWARDS WITH HIS BODY ON THE GROUND AND HIS LEFT L EG IN THE HOLE.
WORKING ON SUMP PUMP PLANT PRYING WITH PRY BAR FELL BACK ON STEEL PIPE TWISTING HIS BACK
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE PAGE 740 DRAGLINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LAST RUNG OF LADDER AND THEN GRABBED LADDER WITH LEFT HAND TO KEEP FROM FALLING, HURTING LEFT SHOULDER.
SAT DOWN AT COMPUTER FELT LIGHT HEADED FELL STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD & LACERATING & LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER ON FLLOR UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROX 15 MINS.
WHILE COMING OFF DRAGLINE, SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ON SHOE OF DRAGLINE, HIT RIGHT ARM.
HE WAS LIFTING SHANK FROM DRAGLINE BUCKET; SLIPPED & TWISTED LOWER BACK.
CARRYING CABLE TRAYS & STEPPED BACKWARD INTO A HOLE & HURT RIGHT LEG
SHE WAS WALKING DOWN INCLINE, LOST HER FOOTING. I FELL, BREAKING HER RIGHT LEG.
HE WAS ON DRAGLINE WALKING & FOOT CAUGHT ON LOOSE BOLT IN FLOOR-SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT HAND.
I.NAME WAS ON TOP OF RAMP FRAME TO UNPIN THE RAMP. RAMP LIFT CABLE PARTED IN TWO CAUSING RAMP FRAME TO SHAKE, THROWING HIM INTO GUARD RAIL WHEERE HE HIT HIS FOREHEAD.
HE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT CUTTING DRIP PAN: RT FOOT SLIPPED OFF ANGLE/IRON, HE FELL BACKWARDS - CAUGHT SELF WITH RT. ARM. LEFT LEG HOOKED, WRAPPED AROUND BAR.
HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM A RAIL OFF DRAGLINE BY ONE OF THE LEGS AS HE PUT HIS FEET ON THE GROUND HE LET GO OF THE RAIL & HE SLIPPED & T WISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF LOADER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHEN HE WENT TO GRAB LADDER. HE MASHED HIS KNUCKLED OF RIGHT HAND.
HE LOST H IS BALANCE & FELL FROM CONVEYOR WHILE WORKING IN PLANT
OIL LEAK FROM CHAIN CASE SLIPPED IN OIL & FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK
HE WAS HELPING 8RILL CREW DRILL HOLES-STEPPED IN HOLE & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
HE WAS CLIMBING3BANK STEPPED ON LEDGE LEDGE BROKE HE FELL ON BARGE SLIP TRYING TO GET ON BOAT
HE WAS CLIMBING3DOWN LADDER IN PLANT THERE WAS A ROPE DOWN MIDDLE OF LADDER-FOOT GOT CAUGHT & HE FELL FOUR STEPS FROM BOTTOM
I NAME WAS GETT3NG OFF DRILL-CLIMBING DOWN WITH HANDFUL OF TOOLS AND SLIPPED OFFTRACK STRAINING BACK
HE WAS WORKING 4ETAL DETECTOR IN THE PLANT AND FELL ACROSS IRON RAIL CRACKING 10TH RT RIB
GETTING READY T2 SET CYLINDER ON LOADER CYLINDER SHIFTED ON HOIST-HE JUMPED BACK OUT OF THE WAY (THE CYLINDER WOULDN'T HAVE HIT HIM) AND HIT HIS BACK ON BOOM TRUCK.
HE WAS LEAVING 7ONTROL ROOM & FELL OFF THE SIDEOF PLATFORM THEWIND BLEW THE DOOR & HE SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF PLATFORM.
I NAME WAS STEP1ING ON LADDER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE ROCKS BELOW FRACTURING HIS RT ARM
HE WAS PUSHING 2N HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO SET IN PLACE SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.