Uneven ground, smooth rock. Poor footing. Worker slipped on packing material from metal the worker was transferring to pallet. Packing material covered a rock and worker fell and hurt left knee.
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Showing all 8Employee was cleaning out around conveyor tail pulley and stepped into a muddy area and stepped into a muddy hole.
Employee was climbing into chute area of prewash plant via access door then slipped and fell backwards striking a rock in the chute straining lower back.
TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING OFF EXCAVATOR ON UNEVEN GROUND.
WALKING ON CATWALK GOING TO CONTROL ROOM SLIPPED OFF CATWALK AND FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL.
STEPPED OFF SCALPING SCREEN ONTO WALKWAY AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HAD CLEANED WALKWAY PRIOR TO GOING ONTO SCREEN.
WORKER WAS PULLING ON A COME-ALONG TO LOOSEN A CONE CRUSHER, SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
GETTING PARTS OUT OF STORAGE VAN. SLIPPED AND FELL OUT VAN(4 FT.) LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER/ELBOW.