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REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE LADDER SHIFTED AND HE FELL OFF. NOTE: GROUND WAS UNEVEN. LADDER WAS NEW 3' FIBERGLASS LOUISVILLE. LADDER WAS NOT LEVEL WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS ON IT. AS STATED BY HIMSELF.
STEPPING OUT OF DECK LOST FOOTING FELL HITTING HIS ELBOW ON GROUND
TRYING TO OTHER EMP OUT OF TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN SOME OIL FELL AND CUT HAND ON PC OF METAL 02393CHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF HIS HAUL TRUCK AT LUNCH WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP ON THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. HE SEPARATED HIS ROTATOR CUFF.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON TRANSMISSION OF R2707 992 C OADER. HE LOST FOOTING SLIPPED & STRUCK KNEE ON TRANSMISSION PUMP. HE DECLINED TREATMENT. ON 2/19/91 HE WAS ORDERD TO GO TO DR ON 2/20/91. DIAGN OSIS IS BURSITIS/TENDONITIS IN RIGHT KNEE PHYSCIAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED.
TRIPPED GETTING IN TO CAB OF TURCK FELL TO GROUND
EMPL WAS CARRYING OIL TO DRILLS. HE HAD FLASHLIGHT WITH HIM & LIGHT PLANT WAS ON PATTERN. EMPL STEPPED INTO HOLE THAT WAS IN SHADOWS. EMPL IS SEEING CHIROPRACTOR.
TEMPLOYEE AHD RELIEVED HIMSELF OVER SIDE OF TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO REENTER CAB, AND THE WIND CUAGHT THE CAB DOOR. HE STATED HE TRIED TO CATCH THE DOOR, MISSED, STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK ONT HE CATWALK AND FELL OVER THE EDGE, APPROX. 12" TO GROUND. (NOTE: EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT. WE BELIEVE THIS INJURY IS NOT JOB RELATED).
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF FUEL TRUCK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HUNG UP ON THE RUNG OF LADDER. HE FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC FOR X-RAYS. HE HA D A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT WRIST. HE RETURNED TOW ROK ON LGITH DUTY FOR THREE DAYS THEN WENT BACK TO FUELING FULL TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING EQUIPMENT AFTER CHANGING FILTERS. THE EQUIPMENT WAS STILL WET FROM BEING WASHED. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. HE HIT ON HIS LEFT HEEL CAU SING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING PIECE OF EQUIP & WHEN LEFT FOOT TWISTED & POPPED. EMPL FET THAT HE HAD SPRAINED ANKLE. HE CONTINUED WORKING THEN ON 27TH WE INSISTED THAT EMPL SEE DR. EMPL WAS DIAGNOSED A S HAVING FRACTURED FOOT. A CAST WAS PUT ON & HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH LIGHT DUTY.
DRIVER WAS DISMOUNTING HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS A HOLE IN THE DECK THAT THE DRIVER TRIPPED OVER AND LOST HIS B ALANCE
THE HYDRAULIC BLEAD OFF OF THE TIRE HANDLER WHILE TIRE WAS IN THE AIR,RELEASING THE TIRE.THE TIRE FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.