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EE WAS SPRAY PAINTING ON A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SLID FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJRING HIS BACK AND SIDE.
EE WAS CARRYING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DOWN HALLWAY OF CLAY SHEDS TO HELP PUT OUT A FIRE ON SHREDDER EQUIPMENT IN THE CLAY SHEDS. EE STEPPED ON LUMP OF CLAY AND TURNED ANKLE OVER CAUSING TORN LIG AMENTS TO LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS ENTERING BREAK HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON EDGE OF TABLE. THE FLOOR WAS DRY BUT A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW HAD BEEN FALLING ALONG WITH HAVING CLAY ON SHOES. THIS MAKES FOR SLIPPERY CONDTIONS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS FROM CONTROL ROOM. HE SLIPPED AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.
EE WAS SEALING A HOPPER CAR FROM THE BOTTOM. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET UP, HE SLIPPED IN MUD IN A BENT OVER POSITION. APPEARING TO PULL OR STRAIN LOWER BACK
EE WAS COMING DOWN 3 STAIRS. APPRENTLY HE MISSED A STEP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN AND REUPTURED LIGAMENTS TO RIGHT FOOT.
ICE AND SNOW COVERED WALKWAYS. EMPLOYEE FELL NEAR BACK ENTRANCE OF OFFICE LANDED ON LEFT ARM AND ELBOW. INJURY WAS TO SHOULDER DUE TO IMPACT OF FALL.
EMP WAS OCMING DOWN ON LADDER OF RAILCAR. FOOT SLIPPED, EMP STARTED TO FALL. CAUGHT HIMSELF 4 RUNGS DOWN THE LADDER BUT BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON LADDER AS HE WAS FALLING.
SHREDDER BELTS BEGAN SLIPPING OPERATOR. WAS HURRING TO GET TO SHUT OFF SWITCH. SLIPPED COMING OUT OF LOADER & CAUGHT WEIGHT WITH LEFT ARM.
THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WAS COVERRED WITH MUD & GRAVEL DUE TO AN ENTRANCE INTO THE BUILDING FOR MAINTENANCE ON TRUCKS & OTHER EQUIPMENT. I WAS WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK AND STEP PED ON SOME GRAVEL. I TURNED BY ANKLE AND FELL ON MY RIGHT HAND AND SIDE. I BROKE MY RIGHT WRIST.
THE CONDUIT WAS LOOSE ON THE #2 MILL AIRLOCK, THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE WIRING AND REPLACING THE COVER ON THE BOX WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE AIRLOCK AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CONDUIT R UNNING ALONG THE FLOOR. HIS ANKLE POPPED AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A HOLE COVERED WITH GRASS AS HE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER. RESULTING IN A TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
IT HAD RAINED, HALLWAY WAS WET AND SLIPPERY. EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY IN THE SHEDS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE GOING DOWN HE FELT SOME THING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK THEN FELT PAIN.
STANDING ON A GUARD BY CRUSHER TRYING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK.THE GUARD BROKE,FELL ON BELTS AND THE GUARD.EMPL WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING.
WE HAD HEAVY THUNDERSTORM & DRAIN BECAME CLOGGED. WATER RUN INTO PLANT. HE WAS SWEEPING IT BACK OUT DOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON FLIPPER AND WAS STANDING ON SHREDDED CLAY HE WALKED AROUND FLIPPER LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST CORNER OF FLIPPER HITTING HIS L LEG AND CUTTING IT