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I WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A FRONT-END LOADER. I THOUGHT I WAS ON THE LAST STEP, BUT WHEN I WENT TO STEP DOWN I WAS NOT. I FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON MY BACK.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE BACK TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL DOWN. THIS WAS HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HIS ANKLE SWELLED UP AND HE WENT TO HIS DR. TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG W ITH IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO A CUSTOMER. HE HAD UNLOADED & HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE TRUCK & WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF IT, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICEY SURFACE. HE WENT DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH HIS LEGS TWISTING UNDER HIM. HE THEN CRAWLED TO THE TRUCK & ALERTED THE CUSTOMER. THE SQUAD WAS CALLED & TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
I STEPPED BACK OFF OF THE BOTTOM STEP OF A STEP LADDER & MY LEFT FOOT BUMPED INTO A RUBBER TIRE THAT WAS STORED IN THE BASEMENT OF OUR OFFICE & IT CAUSED ME TO BACKWARDS ONTO & IT CAUSED ME FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE BASEMENT FLOOR & LAND ON MY HANDS. I BROKE MY WRISTS.