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CHANGING THE DRILL BITS AND SLIPPED AND FELL. WENT TO GRAB THE BACK OF THE DRILL RIGH TO PREVENT FROM FALLING AND THATS WHEN HE PULLED HIS R SHOULDER.
HE WAS CHANING THE DRAG CABLE. STRIKING A SMALL CABLE TO THE OTHER CABLE, BENT DOWN TO PUT IT BETWEEN THE DRUMS AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE.
HE WAS CHECKING THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE DOZER & HE WAS GETTING DOWN & FELL ON HIS LEFT HIP & BACK.
HE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON THE STEEL FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE TO GET SOME METAL TO GET READY TO WELD & HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM.
WHILE SETTING UP EXTENSION CORD TO HELP WELDER TO GRIND ON DRAG FRAME, HE HAD TO CLIMB UP ON THE CATWALK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND HE TWISTED IT.
HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A DOZER WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PUSHARM. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL BUT COULDN'T. AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT SIDE LANDED ON THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.
HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM OF A D9 DOZER DOING SOME REPAIR WORK AND HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE TRACK TO GET A PART. THE TRACK WAS COVERED WITH WATER AND MUD. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING AND FALLING. HE PUSHED OFF OF THE D-9 SO HE WOULD NIT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PLATFORM OR TRACK, HIS BODY LANDED ON THE GROUND BUT HIS RIGHT ARM LANDED ON THE TRACK WHICH CA
HE WAS PULLING 6" HOSE UP BANK & GROUND GAVE WAY & HE FELL & BRUISED LEFT SIDE.
HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE 7400 MARION DRAGLINE OPERATORS CAB. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP WHILE HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT THE TOE OF HIS SHOE IN A STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD BUT TWIST AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
HE WAS GREASING THE HI-LIFT BY STANDING ON A TIRE. HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE SAME TIRE.
HE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE BOOM. AS HE STARTED TO WALK DOWN CATWALK WHICH IS SLANTED AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE HE SLIPPED & LOST FOOTING. AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE GRABBED HOLD OF BOOM & PULLED MUSCLE S IN BACK & ARM.
GETTING OUT OF L SIDE OF DRAGLINE WALKING DOWN STEPS SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINED L ANKLE
WALKING DOWN STEPS OF DRAGLINE,SLIPPED & FELL LANDED ON RIGHT ELBOW ON STEEL STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START BACK ENGINE N EARTH MOVER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF MACHINE THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE FELL FROM MACHINE, APPROX. 3 FT. TO THE GROUND. HE PUT OUT RIGHT HAND T O BREAK HIS FALL AND HURT HIS WRIST.
HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE DRAGLINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE STEP AND THE SHOE AND HE HIT HIS SHIN
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A D-9 DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL 5 FT TO THE GROUND
CHECKING THE DRAGLINE MOTOR TO SEE IF IT WAS OK - FELL OFF THE MOTOR ABOUT 6 FEET TO THE FLOOR