EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS A CROSSMEMBER IN FRONT OF THE HOIST DRUM TO CHECK THE OIL IN THE SWINGER AND TO GREASE THE BLOWERS OF A DRAGLINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CROSSMEMBER LETTING HIM F ALL AND STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOX MOUNTED IN THAT AREA.
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Showing all 5EMPL WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CP DRILL WHEN STEP TILTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND TWISTING KNEE.
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 CORE BARREL FROM STAND ON SIDE OF DRILL, WHEN STEPPING TO GROUND, WHILE HOLDING CORE BARREL, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING BACK SPRAIN
INJURED WAS FIN3SHING PUTTING OILIN THE TRACTOR. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PUSHARM WITH ONE HAND HOLDING ONTO THE RACK AND THE OTHER HAND ON THE OIL HOSE. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH ARM TO THE R OCK ON WHICH TH9 OIL TANK SETS, HE SLIPPED INTO THE AREA BETWEEN THE PUSHARM AND TRACK FRAME, SUSTAINING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A WATER CATCH BASIN ELEVATED APP ONE FOOT AS HE STEPPPED TO THE FLOOR LEVEL THE MUSCLES JUST BELOW THE LEFT KNEE PULLED