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WORKER SLIPPED STEPPING FROM DOZER TRACKS TO SERVICE TRUCK. HE FAILED TO USE SAFE WORK PROCEDURES (SHORT CUT). HE STRAINED HIS LUMBAR WHEN HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS SURRVEYING & REMOVING EXISTING STAKES THE TERRAIN IS RUGGED & HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A LOW GROUND AREA HE GRABBED ONTO ROCK WHICH GAVE WAY & SLID DOWN A LARGE ROCK HIT HIS LEG & C AUSED LACERATION TO HIS CALF
THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT PREPARED TO PERFORM THIS TASK IE LADDER USED WAS NOT TIED OFF...EMPLOYEE HAD NO SAFETY BELT AND WAS NOT TIED OFF...HAD PERFROMED HIGH WORK WITHOUT IMPLEMENTING SAFETY PREC AUTIONS...THE USE OF A LADDER ON A SCAFFOLD ASSEMBLY PROVIDED AN UNSTABLE FOOTING FOR THE LADDER.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 992C LOADER SLIPPED RT LEG WENT THRU LADDER ABOVE LAST RUNG OPERATOR FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON WRIST TWISTING LEG & ANKLE