EE WENT ONTO THE CRUSHER CAT WALK TO PRESSURIZE CONE CRUSHER. AS HE APPROACHED THE CONE VALVES HE LEANED AGAINST THE CHAIN HAND RAIL & CHAIN GAVE WAY. CHAINS HAD BECOME THIN FROM THE VIBRATION . HE FELL 14'. EMERGENCY UNITS WERE CALLED IN, PARAMEDICS TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. FINDING AT THE E.R. WERE A SCRATCH ON HIS RIGHT WRIST & A SCRATCH ON HIS HEAD.
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Showing all 12TOOK LAST STEP OFF LOADER STEP ON SIDE OF EMBANKMENT AND TUMBLED DOWN TO BOTTOM.
EE WAS RETRIEVING TOOL FOR MECHANIC STEPPED DOWNOFF LADDER & LOST BALANCE DUE TO UNEVEN GROUND & FELL ON RT WRIST Y
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF R-85. HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE SCALPER DECK WHEN HE SLIPPED AN FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK AND HITTING HIS HEAD.
EE WAS CHECKING THE FLUID LEVEL ON THE RADIATOR OF THE PIT TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AS HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EE HAD BEEN OPERATING A LOADER HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE LOADER AND MISSED THE LOWER STEP CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED STEPPING UP INTO THE EUCLID HE OPERATES. HE HAD STEPPED IN GREASE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE LOADER. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING & JUMPED DOWNA TO THE GROUND FROM THE LAST STEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SIDE RAIL FROM THE THREE ROCK CHUTE ABOVE THE BC31 BELT CONVEYOR. HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 4 FT.) OFF THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR. HE LANDED ON LOOSE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EMPL HELPING PUT CONE TOGETHER WHEN STEPPED BACKWARD AND LOST FOOTING.FELL 2' AND HURT KNEE ON LEFT SIDE.
STEPPING DOWN FROM CATWALK SLIPPED & CUT RIGHT THUMB & NAIL.