IT WAS A VERY COLD (-27 DEGREES F) AND FROSTY MORNING. THE OPERATOR WAS GOING TO DISMOUNT THE EXCAVATOR AND WHEN HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AN D FALL TO THE GROUND. IT WAS A FALL OF ABOUT 8' - 9'. HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO HIS PELVIS AND SHOULDER AREA.
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Showing all 4WHILE WELDING PLASTIC PIPE TOGETHER, THE EE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE ICE & SNOW IN THAT AREA.. HIS LEGS GOT TWISTED UNDER HIM WHEN HE FELL
WORK WAS BEING DONW ON THE 1570 DRAGLINE. THE EE WAS TRYING TO GET THE WELDING LEADS SET UP ANS D ALSO CLIMBING DOWN, STEPS AT THE SAME TIME. THE STEPS WERE ICY AND WHEN THE EE SLIPPED HE TRIE D TO CATCH HISMELF WITH HIS FREE HAND WHICH CAUSED INJURY FROM THE IMPACT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE LOADER BUCKET (WHICH WAS BLOCKED) WHEN THE WIND OR SOME OTHER MOVEMENT MADE THE SHEAVE HE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL TIP TOWARDS HIM, KNOCKING HIM BACK AND TRAPPIN G HIS LEGS BEFORE HE FLIPPED OUT TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 4 FT) AND LANDED ON A 6X6 WOODEN STUD.