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EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS COMPLETING HIS PRE-SHIFT EQUIPMENT INSPECTION, HE SLIPPED AND FELL AS HE WAS CROSSING FROM THE ENGINE DECK TO THE CATWALK IN FRONT OF THE OPERATORS CAB. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, HE FELL FEET FIRST TO THE BUMPER AND THEN TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LEFT FRONT LADDEROF A 777B. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE GROUND WAS LEVEL AND FREE OF GREASE-OIL-MUD-ETC. AND HE WASNOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW HE PLACED HIS FOOT AND CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPL ACCESSING OPERATORS CAB OF DRILTECK ,FOOT SLIPPED OFF LOWER STEP AND RIGHT KNEE MADE CONTACT WITH UPPER STEP.
EE WAS REMOVING BENT HANDRAIL FROM EQUPMENT FENDER WAS IN PROCESS OF TERNING AROUND TO CLIMB DOWN LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED EE KEPT BAALNCE EENOUGH WITH HIS ARMS TO LAND FLAT FOOTED O NTO FLOOR INSTEAD OF A POINT LOADED FALL ON ANY PART OF BODY X RAYS INDICATED SMALL FRACTURE OF A BONE IN BOTTOM OF RIGHT LEG AND OR UPPER PART OF RIGHT ANKLE.
MUDDY GROUND SLIPPERY EQUIP
INJ EXITING BOOM TRUCK ON LADDER BY BOOM CONTROLS. FOOT WAS ON BOTTOM RUNG.FOOT SLIPPED OVER RUNG WHICH CAUSED LEG TO PASS THROUGH THE LADDER WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF BALANCE AND PULL OF WEIGHT LOS T GRIP ON CLIMBING HANDLE. FELL BACKWARDS,PUT HANDS DOWN BEHIND TO STOP FALL. WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON HANDS RESULTED IN A SPRAIR TO LEFT WRIST AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING EMULSION TRUCK ON SHOT-CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRUCK TO OPERATE-WAS TRYING TO OPERATE CONTROLS ON SIDE OF TRUCK WITH A WOODEN POLE-POLE BROKE-CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND
STEPPED OVER ELEVATED HOSE APPROX 2 FT HIGH LEFT FOOT FIRST.WHILE BRINGING RIGHT LEG OVER HOSE LEFT KNEE TWISTED OUT OF PLACE CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.DOCTOR SAID HE TORE THE ANTERIOR LIGAMENT IN LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON WATER TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ABOUT THE SAME TIME HIS FOOT SLIPPED HIS HAND ALSO SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND IN A SITTING POSITION
MECHANIC WAS CHECKING LEAK ON DUMPS TRUCK (777B CAT). HE HAD MUD ON HIS FEET. WENT TO GET UP ON MACHINE RIGHT HAND STEERING ROD TO CHECK PROBLEM. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON IT WRONG. SEV ERE SPRAN. DOCTOR CHECKED GAVE HIM CALCIUM PILLS.
PULLING HOSE TRIPPED AND FELL ON GRATING BRUISING HIP AND SPRAINING ANKLE.