Employee was on restricted duty (no climbing or lifting over 30 lbs) assisting with some fabricating. When he was left alone, he says that he climbed up on an unsecured ladder and it slipped out from under him. The fall caused 2 fractures to his right arm and 1 to a left rib.
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April 26, 2010
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reynolds Sand & Gravel · Fall from ladders
July 23, 2009
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reynolds Sand & Gravel LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Miner slipped and fell on loose gravel on sloped 3' berm which encloses diesel tank containment area. Left ankle was dislocated and small bone broken.
August 14, 2006
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reynolds Sand & Gravel LLC · Fall from machine
EE was climbing down a ladder while holding objects. He lost his footing and fell with sufficient force and lacerated his left pinky finger, severing the artery and damaging the nerve.
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