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EE HAD BEEN IN PROCESS OF REMOVING ROCK STUCK BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT. HE WAS RETURNING DOWN CONVEYOR & SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK. HE FELL ON CONVEYOR BELT, STRIKING RIGHT FOREARM ON SHARP ROCK, CAUSING LACERATION.
EE BEGAN TO ASCEND LADDER ON HAUL UNIT WHEN THE BOTTOM RUNG BROKE AND HIS FOOT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING A SEVERELY STRAINED RIGHT KNEE. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO COMPANY UNTIL JUNE 30, 2003.
SHE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND TAKEN A FEW STEPS WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF A SMALL LEDGE OF ROCK AT THE BASE OF A STOCKPILE AND TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A STRAIN. SHE WAS IN THE PRO CESS OF VERIFYING INVENTORY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING GUARD ON BELT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE GUARD AND ANGLE IRON.
HE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET INTO LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY BOOT AND FELL TO GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS HEELS CAUSING JOLT TO KNEES.
THE BELT WAS COMING FROM THE MAIN CRUSHER WAS JAMMED, HE WAS STANDING ON RAMP TRYING TO SEE WHAT WAS JAMMING WHEN THE ANGLE IRON HE WAS HOLDING ONTO BROKE ALLOWING HIM TO FALL APPROX 5 FT TO G ROUND.