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Wet muddy worksite, climbing down from the bulldozer, employee slipped on the step and fell to their shins. They caught their upper body by landing on their right elbow, jamming a shoulder upward.
While climbing a fixed ladder mounted to the side of the sand box, employee lost footing and slipped and fell down the ladder. Employee caught self with both hands on the bottom step resulting in hypertension of hands at the wrist joint. Employee's left thumb also caught the bottom step and was hyperextended as well. This resulted in a hand/thumb injury.
Employee improperly departed Morooka Track rig by jumping from rear platform. After making contact with the ground EE felt left knee "give out".
Employee was driving track vehicle when cargo load required adjustment. While adjusting cargo load employee slipped & fell forward landing in prone position on deck. Due to incline position of vehicle, employee then rolled off deck & fell appx 5 feet & landed on spongy vegetated ground resulting in injury to left shoulder. Employee was wearing all required PPE at time of event.
Employee egressed off drill rig by improperly climbing around safety handrail & step down via front bumper. Bumper was not equipped with grip tape as it is not meant for use as step. Employee used 3 points of contact but was unable to maintain grip after foot slipped. Employee reports backwards fall from 4 feet onto flat gravel surface landing on back & hitting head on ground.
Employee was climbing down from the Morooka rig when weld attaching safety chain to support post broke resulting in a fall from appx 4 feet high onto a flat ground level surface which was frozen and covered with packed snow. Employee landed directly on tail bone/lower back. Employee was wearing all required PPE including a hardhat, and reports no head/upper extremity involvement.
Employee stepped off a pump deck and twisted his ankle.
Employee says he fell off fuel truck and injured hand on walkway grating. employee quit job and picked up paycheck and then mentioned he wanted to have fingers x rays.
SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF OF D9 TRACTOR AND TWISTED KNEE.