EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING V-BELT ON DRIVE MOTOR TO CRUSHER. SLIPPED ON MOTOR LANDING, AS HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE HE SLIGHTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
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July 31, 2001
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Aggregates · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
July 27, 2000
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Aggregates · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE D-10 DOZER. HE SAYS HE WAS USING THE 3-PT. CLIMBING TECHNIQUE. HE JUST LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN HE REACHED THE GROUND LEVEL. THE GROUND SURFACE WAS FLAT AND SMOOTH.
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