WHILE DESCENDING LOADER LADDER, SLIPPED ON LAST STEP, FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A CONTUSION.
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Showing all 6EMP FELL AS HE WAS GETTING OFF HIS DOZER AND JAMMED HIS THUMB ON THE TRACKS. ORIGINALLY REPORTEDAS FIRST AID CASE. ON 12-14-95 EMP'S THUMB STILLHURT SO SOUGHT MED ATTENTION. RETURNED TO WK WIT H SPLINT ON THUMB, AND IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER I-BEAM ON TOP OF LOAD-OUT BINS AND HIT LEFT KNEE.
WHILE STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND ONTO A PILE OF SAND AT THE BOTTOM OF A LADDER THE SAND GAVE WAY & HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
AS EMPLOYEE ENTERED INTO TAIL PULLEY AREA TO CLEAN UP THE AREA HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL ON INCLINE WALKWAY. WHEN FALLING RIGHT LEG CAME IN CONTACT WITH RIDGID ELECTRICAL CONDUCT HITTING LOW ER RIGHT SHIN.
CLIMBING ONTO CRUSHER, TOOK A WRONG STEP, FELL AND TWISTED KNEE.