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CLIMBING DOWN FROM SECOND FLOOR OF WEST REWASH TOWER.JUMPED DOWN A FEW FEET ONTO A BEAM AND DIDN'T LAND CORRECTLY.
DISMOUNTING FORM LOADER MISSED STEP CAUGHT SELF BY GRABBING HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SCRAP STEEL AND STUMBLED
CAME BACK ACROSS BOOM AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE STEP IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PULLED HIS LEFT LEG MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ACROSS PUDDLE OF WATER, TWISTING KNEE WHEN HE PUT WEIGHT ON FORWARD LEG.
EMPL WAS USING LADDER TRUCK TO GAIN ACCESS TO SMALL HOPPER THE BASE BOLTS PULLED OUT THREW THE TFLLOR AND LET THE LADDER PIVOT FORWAR AND DOWN
EMPLOYEE FELT IT NECESSARY TO CLIMB ONTO A BOARD ON TOP OF THE CONVEYOR WHICH WAS SITTING AT A SLIGHT ANGLE. THE BOARD ROLLED DOWNHILL CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE ROCKS CUASING SORENESS AND SWELLING WITH TWO SMALL CUTSA ON KNEE CAP.
EMP WAS LOADING SHOTS IN MINE AND TRIPPED OVER AN ANFO HOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SURGE TUNNEL SHOVELING SILT FROM A WALKWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED. TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE GRABBED AN ANGLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMP WA> USING A LIFT BACKET TO REACH A BLAST HOLE THE BASKET WA> NOT ING TGHE POPER POSITION TO REACH THE HOLE THE EMP OPENED THE GATE TO TRY TO REACH HOLE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FEL L APPROX. 15 FT. TO THE MINE FLOOR IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EMP WAS WARNED AGAINST THIS SAME ACT ON 7-11-88
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TORCHES UP INCLINE TO TUNNEL. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRAINED LOWER BACK TRYING TO HOLD TORCHES.
OPERATOR STEPPED OUT OF LOADER AND STEPPED ON TOP OF FUEL CAB, BEFORE STARTING DOWN LADDER. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF FUEL CAP.
LADDER WAS SETTING ON GRAVEL AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ALL FOUR LEGS WERE NOT UNDER EQUAL PRESSURE. CONTUSION OF LOWER BACK AND ABRASION OF FACE.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT ON THE NMO MOTOR OF THE 7 FTR CRUSHER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. EMP FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON THE GROUND 15 FT BELOW. THE CUT WAS CAUSED UPON INPACT WITH THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS TAPING A SIGN OUTSIDE OF WINDOW WHEN THE WIND BLE THE TPE TOGETHER, SHE STEPPED BEHIND THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING TO STRIGHTEN TAPE, WHEN SHE TURNED TO GO BACK AROUND CORNER SHE F ELL ON UNEVEN GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A WORK BARGE,TO HOOK A CHAIN ON A EYE BOLT ON TOP OF A WELDER.HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE AXLE OF THE WELDER AND HIS LEFT SHIN SCRAPING AGAINST THE AXLE OF THE WELDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON THE SECOND STEP OF A 8"STEP LADDER REMOVING 5/8"BOLTS FROM A SCREEN FRAME.A LEG OF THE LADDER BROKE.THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER ONTO THE FLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE. 3
EMP SLIPPED ON 8ECOND FROM BOTTOM STEP AND INJURED SHOULDER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF. HE WAS USING THE HAND RAILS BT THE STEPS WERE SLICK DUE TO WET SNOWFALL. EMP DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER, HOWEV IT SHOULD BE NO7ED THAT HE HAS A HISTORY OF SHOULDER PROBLEMS
EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON ENGINE HOOD USING WATER HOSE TO FILL RADIATOR - SLIPPED ON F ROST AND TWISTED LEFT SIDE AND LOWER BACK
WASHING GRAVEL 0OR A TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON STEPS
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE OIL IN THE ENGINE OF A FRONT END LOADER. HE HAD REMOVED THE SIDE COVER FROM THE LOADER AND HAD PUT IT ASIDE. HE REACHED IN TO PULL THE OIL STICK OUT AND SLIPPED OFF T WHEEL OF THE LO5DER. HE GRABBED THE COVER AND THE FRAME OF THE LOADER CAUSED HIM TO PULL MUSCLE IN UPPER LEFT SIDE.
WHEN LEAVING CA6 OF TRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND MISSED THE GRAB HANDLE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 8 FEET AND LANDED ON BOTH FEET.
EMPL CLEANING O6T CHUTE USING STEEL ROD WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER.FAILED TO PUT BOTH SHOES DOWN -1 DOWN,1 TURNED UP, LADDER MOVED CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE.BOTH HE AND LADDER FELL BACKWARD S FROM 6' LANDI3G ON STEEL FLOOR.
EMP WAS GREASIN1 BEARING ON MAIN CONVEYOR IN SAND PLANT. THE BOLT BROKE ON ANGLE IRON THAT HE WAS USING AS A HAND HOLD. VIBRATION HAD REDUCED SIZE OF BOLT
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A DRAGLINE WHEN THE DRAG CABLE BROKE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED HIS MACHINE AND TURNED TO GET UP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON OPEN WINDOW. HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON LIP OF STEP AND FELL FORWARD. HE REA7HED OUT TO CATCH HIS BALANCE AND PUT HIS ARM THRU GLASS WINDOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS JU4PING DOWN FROM THE DRILL RIG- HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
I,NAME WAS GETT3NG A SAND SAMPLE AND WAS WALKING OVER ROUGH GROUND WITH A SAND SAMPLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.