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POSITIONED HOSE INTO TOP OF RAIL CAR, THEN TURNED TO EXIT TOP OF CAR, TRIPPED ON HATCH AND FELL TO TOP OF CAR BREAKING FALL WITH HAND. EMPLOYEE HOOKED TO FALL RESTRAINT DEVICE THAT PREVENTS FA LL FROM CAR TO GROUND. SPRAINED LEFT WRISTAND ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONA PLYWOOD WORK PLATFORM INSTALLING BAGS ON CAGES. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED NEAR THE EDGE OF THE PLYWOOD IT TIPPED UPA ND HE FELL BACKWARD AND DOWN 18TO24INCHES THEN REPO RTED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HOSE ON A DIVERTER VALVE IN ORDER TO REACH H IGH ENOUGH STHE EMPLOYEE PLACED ONE FOOT ON THE MID RAIL OF THE RAILING IN THIS LOCATION WHILE PLACING THE OTHER FOOT ON T OP OF THE SWACO SCREEN THE FOOT ON THE SCREEN SLID CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK AGAINST THE HANDRAIL
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS CHIEF BLASTER ON A PRODUCTION SHOT. HE WAS CHECKING THE DEPTH OF THE ANFO USING A MIRROR TO SHINE DOWN THE HOLE. HE TURNED AND STARTED TO WALK AWAY WHEN THE DIRT BE NEATH HIM GAVE WAY. INITIALLY HE FELL INTO THE HOLE THAT OPENED UP WITH ONE LEG, HOWEVER AS HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE, THE OTHER LEG SLIPPED INTO THE HOLE. HE CLAIMS HE WAS TWISTED WHEN
THE LADDER HE WAS ON SLIPPED & HE FELL OFF BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON 988B WITH FUEL HOSE HIS FOOT SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST MACHINE CATCHING HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND JERKING HIS LEFT ELBOW
CLIMBING OVER HAND RAIL TO CHANGE BAND ON SWECO SCREEN SLIPPED ON WET SPOT FELL APPROXIMATELY THREE & HALF FEET HITTING BCK ON WOOD TANK TOP.
STANDING ON STOOL TO CLEAN OUT BACKSIDE OF BENAGEL SCREENS,LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STRAINING LEFT ANKLE.