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GETTING INTO POSITION TO SURVEY THE TOE OF WASTE DUMP,THE INDIVIDUAL WAS STEPPING ON A BOULDER.THE BOULDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK ON ANOTHER BOULDER.
MECHANIC WAS STEPPING FROM THE HOOD TO THE FUEL TANK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP BY THE EXHAUST PORT CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND HE LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND HIS RIG HT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING LADDER OF LOADER TO CHECK HOUR METER WHILE REFUELING THE LOADER. HIS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON A CHAIN WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL NOZZLE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALACNE AND FALL TO THE3GROUND SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.
I.NAME HAD STOP1ED HIS HAUL TRUCK FOR LUNCH & WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR ROCKS OFF OF CATWALK NEXT TO HIS DOOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET THE MOMENTUM CAUSED H IM TO CONTINUE 0ALLING FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS
I.NAME WALKING 7O WORK AREA FELL ON THE ICE.INJURED RIGHT KNEE -PAIN AND SWELLING.SAW DR 1-14.DR WITHDREW FLUID FROM KNEE AND I.NAME RETURNED TO WORK.NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OUT OF BACKHOE WHEN HE SLIPPED. AT THAT TIME EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. MEDICAL EVALUATION AT A LATER DATE REVEALED INFLAMATION OF THE LEFT ANKLE (AGGRAVATON OF PR E-EXISITING INJ6RY). EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON SEPT. 17, 1986.
EE FELL BACKWAR8S WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE CUT HIS RT PALM AT BASE OF T HUMB. LACERATION REQUIRED 6 SUTRES. INJURY OCCURRED IN CRUSHER LINE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY ON 992 LOADER. HE WAS USING A LADDER FOR ACCESS WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET TO THE SHOP FLOOR RESULTIN G IN FRACTURE TO LEFT TALUS (ANKLE BONE).
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS IN HEAVY RAIN STORM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON 992 LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED & TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH RIGHT HAND & INJURED RIGHT ARM. INJURY SUSTAINED WAS STRAIN LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT ARM.