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Driver slipped on snowpile and fell down, hitting a pile of ice.
A non-employee over the road truck driver claims that she slipped while climbing down the ladder of her air-can trailer and fell approx 6' to the lower level of her trailer. Non-employee suffered several scrapes and bruises and cracked ribs.
EE was climbing a rope ladder to exit a bin, lost his grip and fell about 20 feet. EMS was called and a lower access door was removed. After EMS exam EE walked out of the bin and was transported to the hospital for an exam. It was determined by a CT exam that EE had suffered a L3 transverse process fracture (small bone in lower back). He was released that night from hospital.
EE was installing windshield in 980G loader with with a helper. He was standing on the Z-bar linkage on the right side of the machine holding the windshield while helper was on the opposite side holding that side of the windshield. He said his foot slipped causing him to twist his back while attempting to not drop the windshield. *Determined to be a reoccurence of 2001 injury*
Employee was walking across a snow-covered roadway and slipped and fell on to the frozen ground. He finished working his shift and his regular shift the next day. He did not report to work on 12/17/04, resulting in a lost time. He suffered a back sprain due to this accident.
A NON-EMPLOYEE OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND AROUND HIS FLAT-BED TRAILER WHEN HE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & FELL. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND COULD NOT WALK. HE W AS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN TENDON.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER THE DRY SAND CONVEYER AT THE ROSIN DRYER, REACHED UP AND GRABBED A HOLD OF THE CONVEYER FRAME SO HE WOULD NOT LOSE HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE ROCK, CRUSHER PRIMARY JAW AND CRUSHER BELT AREA, AND STOOD UP AFTER REMOVING HIS HARD HAT SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN ELECTRICAL IS CONNECT BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING QUIKLY FROM THE TURF PLANT, TO SHUT OFF HIS EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE IN THE GROUND, WHICH JARRED HIS BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2 BULGING DISCS IN HIS BACK .
EE WAS WALKING TO GET HIS CAR AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE IN THE EE PARKING LOT. HE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER EE CAR. HE RECEIVED SEVEN STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.