EMPL HAD BEEN OUTSIDE WORKING.IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND MUD COLLECTED ON BOOTS.REENTERING THE MILL,WALKED OVER TO SOME GRATING OVER A WASH TRENCH AND WHILE CONTINUING TO WALK ,WAS SCRAPING THE M UD OFF BOOT SOLES.TRIPPED AND SLIPPED FELL TO THE GROUND AND JAMMED LEFT WRIST AND ELBOW TRYING TO BREAK THE FALL.
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Showing all 3EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A TRUCK. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND STEPPING ON A ROCK HE THEN TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. WHEN FALLING HE PUT OUT HIS LEFT HAND TRYING TO CATC H HIS FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CEILING DUCTING FOR A COOLING SYSTEM WHILE REACHING FOR A SCREW DRIVER HE SLIPPED FALLING TO THE FLOOR.HE PUT OUT HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE FELL CAUSING A SMALL CUT AND JAMMED HIS THUMB.