EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING WATER TRUCK AND STATED THATHE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. WHILE FALLING, HE REACHED BACK WITH HIS RIGHT LEG STRAIN ING THAT KNEE. EMP WAS UNABLE TO PLACE ANY PRESSURE ON LEFT LEG. SWELLING WAS NOTICED AND ICE PACK WAS APPLIED AT THE SCENE.
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Showing all 42EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING WEDGES ON THE 4 1/4" CRUSHER AND LOST HIS FOOTING STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE CATWALK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THEN STRUCK BY HIS FALLING SLEDGE HAMMER ON HIS LEFT HIP.
EE WAS FINISHING HIS SHIFT & EXITING HIS LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP & LANDED ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS ANKLE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON CATWALK, HE FAILED OT SEE AN OPENING IN THE CATWALK PLATFORM. HE ACCIDENTLY FELL THROUGH THE OPENING AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY, SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO JUDGE CONDITION OF STAIRWAY. WEATHER WAS RAINY AND STAIRWELL WAS WET.
WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER, HE WENT ON THE CONVEYOR BELT LOCATED UNDER THE CRUSHER TO FINISH HIS TASK. GREASE HAD FALLEN ON THE BELT. THIS TOGETHER WITH THE INCLINE OF THE BELT CAUSED EE TO SLIP.
EE CLAIMS HE WAS CLIMBING IN A R-35 WHEN HE GRABBED THE RAILING ON THE BODY, OPENED THE DOOR THEN GRABBED THE RAILING ON THE CAB. THE CAB RAIL ALLEGEDLY HAD GREASE ON IT. HE ALLEGES HIS HAND S LIPPED AND HE NUNG BY HIS RIGHT SHOULDER THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A R-50 LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HIP TO HIT THE WHEEL CHOCK BRACKET
EE STOPPED HIS TRUCK WAITING FOR SIGNAL TO MOVE IN POSITION FOR LOADING. OPENED DOOR AND FELL APPROX 8 FT FROM EUCLID TRUCK. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THIS HAPPENING, HE ONLY REMEMBERS FINDING HIMSE LF ON GROUND.
WHILIE RELEASING HAND BRAKE CLIMBING ON LADDER, HE LOST FOOTING ON LADDER NAD HUNG ON WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING STRAIN TO SHOULDER.
WHILE CLIMBING OFF D-7 DOZER, SLIPPED ON BLADE PUSH ARM, LEFT LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND PUSH ARM, FELL TO THE GROUND ON HANDS, TWISTED LEG.
WHILE ENTERING THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE (HAMMER) SHE STEPPED ON THE STEP BETWEEN THE TRACKS, SLIPPED ON FUEL OIL ON STEP CAUSING HER TO STRIKE CHEST ON CATWALK.
WHILE STEPPING ON STAGING PLANK THE PLANK TWISTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE FOOTING. WHENHE FELL HE LANDED ON FROZEN MATERIAL ON RIB SECTION.
EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS AT THE RECRUSH SCREEN & FELT HIS RT ANKLE GIVE OUT STAIRS WERE CLEAR OF ANY ROCKS STEEL ETC
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A LOADER, EMPL RIGHT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE RAILING,HE THEN PUSHED HARDER WITH HIS LEFT LEG TO COUNTER BALANCE, INJURING THE MUSCLE.
WHILE EXITING SHOP INJURED FELL OVER A PALLET THAT WAS LEFT BY OUTSIDE WALL. NOTE: NOT REPORTABLE AS ACCIDENT UNTIL JUNE 28, 1994.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE LOADER UP TO THE 70 TON BIN RAMP TO BACK BLADE WHEN THE BUCKET HIT THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK AT THE FRONT OF THE RAMP. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 2 ROWS OF BLOCK AT THE RE AR OF THE RAMP, HE FELT THE BLOCKS MOVE & JUMPED OFF.
EE & EE WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL INTO WELDING SHOP WHEN EE FELL CAUSING EE TO HOLD ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE STEEL CAUSING EE TO FALL
WHILE DRIVING A LOAD OF STRIPPINGS FROM NORTH END, TRUCK WAS TRAVELING THRU AND DOWNGRADE AND TRAVELED UP BERM AND OVER ONTO RIGHT SIDE. HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK AS IT HIT BERM. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT HEEL.
WHEN CLIMBING DOWN METAL LADDER TO CHECK M-1 CONV. BELT FOR METAL INJURED SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON ANOTHER RUNG.
WHILE CUTTING UP OLD WATER TANK, HH WAS KNEELING ON TOP OF TANK. AS HE WAS CUTTING OUT END, TANK MVED DOWNWARD. HH THOUGHT TANK WAS COLLAPSING SO HE JUMPED OFF.
WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF WORK BASKET ON CRANE TO GROUND LEVEL THE RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED DUE TO MUDDY CONDITION.
CLIMBING WET STAIRS WITH ARMS FULL-SLIPPED ON WET STAIRS AND FELL ON HIP R.
WHILE JUMPING FROM LIGHT SCOW TO DOCK AT HIGH TIDE A DISTANCE OF FIVE FEET I NAME LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN THE RT FOOT LANDED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHEN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF TRUCK I NAME FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEG TO GO BETWEEN LADDER STEPS.
LIFTING SCREENCLOTH OUT OF BACK OF SCREEN EE LOST FOOTING. SCREEN FELL ON LEFT LEG PINNING LEG BETWEEN SCREEN CLOTH AND BEAM ON FLOOR.
GETTING OFF LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED ON LAST STEP.THE INJURED HIT HIS BACK ON LADDER.
SLIPPED ON PAVEMENT WHILE CARRYING ROLLER PAVEMENT MUDDY.
PULLING AN ELECTRICAL CORD TO PLUG IN TEREX HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
WHILE STANDING ON SCAFFOLDING WELDED BROKE CAUSING TWO MEN & PLANKING TO FALL 8'.
STANIDN ON SCAFFOLDING WELDED BRACE BROKE CAUSING TWO MEN AND PLANKING TO FALL 8'.
DRIVER SLIPPED GETTING DOWN STEPS ON 33-09 QUARRY TRUCK & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
SEVERE PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.
HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT UPSTAIRS ACROSS FROM THE SHOP ON HIS WAY INTO WORK AT 3:00 PM.
WHILE DESCENDING METAL STAIRWAY HE SLIPPED AND AS HE SLIPPED HE GRABBED RAILING TWISTING BACK.
WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL 10'-4" TO THE NEXT ROOF.
HE WAS ENROUTE TO THE RAILROAD WET DOWN STATION, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND.
I.NAME SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING AT JOBSITECAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE ABOVE KNEE CAP
I NAME WAS FUEL3NG A R 35 EUCLID AND WHEN HE CLIMBED DOWN THE STEPS HE STEPPED ON THE FUEL HOSE TWISTING HIS ANKLE
WALKING UP STAIRWAY WHEN STAIR BROKE AND TWISTED SIDEWAYS AND FELL ONTO UPPER STEP
I.NAME FELL CHANGING DECK ON INCLINED WASH SCREEN.STRUCK IN HEAD BY SCREEN SIDE CLAMP BAR.
IN COURSE OF SWITCHING TRACKS I.NAME STEPPED FROM RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF R-50 TO RIGHT FENDER OF R-35 EUCLID. HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BETWEEN TRUCKS.