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WHILE GETTING OFF OF TEREX ARTICULATED TRUCK ( CLIMBING DOWN LADDER), HE TURNED, MISSED STEP, AND FELL TO GROUND APPROX 4 FT, LANDING WRONG ON RT FOOT. CONTUSION/SPRAIN TO RT FOOT. PUT ON REST RICTED DUTY.
WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS AT THE WASH PLANT CARRYING A SHOVEL & A SCRAPER EMPLOYEE EITHER CAUGHT THE SHOVEL IN A HAND RAIL OR TRIPPED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL INTO HANDRAIL & HIT HIS RIGHT CHEST AREA. DIAGNOSIS - CHEST WALL CONTUSION...WILL HEAL ON OWN WITH PROPER REST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING ROCK IN A DUMP TRUCK PAKED BY OFFICE. WHILE GETTING OFF, HE DROPPED TO GROUND INTENTIONALLY 4 FEET AND LANDED ON A SMALL SPILLED PILE. IT TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FRACTURE D HIS LEFT UPPER ANKLE BONE- RESTRRICTED WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF 773.HE HAD PARKED OVER A DEPRESSION WHICH CREATED A FURTHER DISTANCE FROM BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER TO THE GROUND.EMPLOYEE FELL FROM LAST RUNG AND LANDED ON SIDE HURTIN G HIS BACK.SLIGHT MISALIGNMENT OF SACRAL REINJURHAS HAD PROBELMS BEFORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF CRANE HE SLIPPED ON ICE & GRABBED THE LADDER WITH LEFT HAND JERKING LEFT SHOULDER & REINJURING IT ANT SUBLAXATION & ROTATOR CUFF TENDENNESS OF LEFT SHOULDER EM PLOYEE TAKING PHYSICOL THERAPY TO BUILD UP MUSCLES OF SHOULDER
EMPL CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AFTER A RAIN.HAD MUDDY FEET.SLIPPED DOWN AND HUNG ON WITH ONE ARM.THE JERK SLIGHTLY DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER WITH BRACHAEL PLEXUS STRAIN.EMPL GREASING JAW CRUSHER ON INTERMEDIATE PLANT.SHOULDER IMMOBILIZED FOR 2 WK
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF CRUSHER TWISTING LEFT ANKLE- SPRAINED LIGAMENTS.