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WHILE DRILLING A BLAST PATTERN EMPLOYEE MOVED TO START A NEW HOLE AND HAD EXTENDED THE JACKS TO THEIR MAXIMUM WIDTH AND HEIGHT. EMPLOYEE RAISED THE MAST OF THE DRILL TO THEIR VERTICAL POSITION WHEN THE LEFT (CABSIDE) FRONT JACK PAD SUNK INTO THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME, EMPLOYEE EXITED THE DRILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND JUMPED APPROX. 6 FT. TO THE GROUND, INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG.
WHILE STEPPING UP ON THE DRILL DECK INJURED SLIPPED ON THE DECK AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND. HE HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE HANDRAILS OF THE DRILL AND WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE DRILL DECK HIS RI GHT FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE DECK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS BACK. GUAR GUM OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCE THAT THE DRILLER'S MIX WITH WATER, AND IS VERY SLIPPERY, WAS FOUND TO BE
WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK OFF DRILL THE 4' ROLLING PLATFORM LADDER FELL OVER TO THE SIDE.UPON FALLING THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A METAL TABLE CAUSING THE LACERATION.
AFTER CROSSING THE CAT WALK OF THE RTD TO A HAULTRUCK CATWALK EE WAS STEPPING BACK ACROSS FROM CATWALK OF HAULTRUCK TO THE CATWALK OF RTD EE SLIPPED FROM THE CATWALK OF THE RTD FELL APPROX 7FT & LANDED FLAT ON HIS FEET AT WHICH TIME HE FELTSEVERE BACK PAIN
THIS MAN WAS RUNNING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE MISSED HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM INJURING HIS WRIST. THE INJURY WAS DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE ON 11-20-91 FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF STATE WORKMANS COMP. RECORDS.
WALKING DOWN CATWALK AT CCD WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE ICE FOREMEN FROM WATER BLOWN OUT OF AN EYE WASH STATION ADJACRENT TO TRAVEL WAY BY HIGH WINDS EYE WASH RNNING TO PREVENT FEEZING
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING MOORING ROPE ATTACHED TO A SMALL BOAT AT AT THE HEAP PRODUCTION POND. HE WAS STANDING ON A ROPE LADDER RESTING ON THE SLOPING (APPROX. 35 DEG) PLASTIC LINED SLOPE OF THE POND. HE SLIPPED, BUT DID NOT FALL AND IN DOING SO STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
STEPPED OUT OF 6UILDING SLIPPED ON SNOW AND FELL INTO TAILGATE OF WELDING RIG.
EMP WAS KNEELING ON FORM BRIDGED BETWEEN BANK AND CONCRETE. THE BOARD FELL OCC CONCRETE AND HE CUT HIS KNEE ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON