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HE WAS CLIMBING DOWNA WOOD POWER POLE WHEN HIS HOOKS SLIPPED OUT OF THE POLE AND HE FELL 15'. HE WENT OT THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED BACK. T 2 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE SAID: HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON CAT 992 C LOADER TO CHECK ENG OIL. HE SAID HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF LOADER, LANDING ON TAILBONE, BUTTOCKS, AND HANDS BEHIND HIM RES ULTIN IN HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE SAID: HE WAS STANIDING ON SIDE OF L-100 LETOURNEAU LOADER, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FLEL TO GROUND AND LANDED ON LEFT HIP AND LEG.
EMP WAS COMING DOWN STEPS FROM TOOL TRAILER WHILE CARRYING A TRUCK AXLE AND TRIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM PLATFORM WHEN HE CAUGHT FOOT CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.
EE WAS PUTTING ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR ON A 992CRUBBER TIRE LOADER. EE WALKED AWAY FROM MACHINE & THE ANTI-FREEZE HOSE CAME OUT OF RADIATOR & WAS SPRAYING ANIT-FREEZE ON SHOP FLOOR. WHEN HE SA W THIS HE RAN TO SHUT IT OFF. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE SLIPPERY FLOOR & HE FELL. HE TRIED TO BREAD HIS FALL WITH HIS ARM & BENT HIS RIGHT WRIST BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE CLIMBED UPON TRUCK BUMPER TO CHECK OIL IN COAL TRUCK. SLIPPED AND FELL FROM BUMPER.
EE SAID HE WAS COMING DOWN ACCESS LADDER ON A 170 TON ROCK TRUCK AND HIT HIS KNEE CAP ON THE BOTTOM STEP RESULTING IN A CHIPPED KNEECAP.
EMPLOYEER SAID HE STEPPED OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK AND HAD A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WALKING OVER STEEL PLATES ON FLOOR, COVERING THE GREASE RACK AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON SLICK SPOT, STRICKING RIGHT KNEE AND ELBOW WHEN HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TAPINIG GREASE FITTING HOLES ON FRONT SUSPENSION OF #187 TRUCK STANDING ON TOP OF A-FRAME HE STEPPED BACK ONTO HUB AND THE HUB TURNED AND HE FELL APPROX 6 FT TO SHOP F LOOR
EE STATED HE H5D CLIMBED ON TOP OF DOZER TO TIGHTEN A LOOSE WORK LIGHT. HE BUMPED HIS KNEE & IT CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED:HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO MOUNT SHOVEL WHEN HE WAS ALMOST TO TOP.(TOLD FOREMAN HE WAS ABOUT CHEST HIGH)HIS HAND FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND.2 NAME LATERSTATED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE,MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS,THAT HE HAD BEEN DIZZY ALL DAY.HE HAD NOT TOLD HIS FOREMAN OR ANYONE ELSE THIS UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
EMP WAS GETTING OFF WATER TRUCK TO REFILL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ONLADDER AND HE HELD ON WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP FROM FALLING STRAINING HIS BACK TO HOLD ON
HE WAS DISMOUNTING DRILL, USING 3 POINT CONTACT. WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO HIS LEFT FOOT AS HE CONTACTED GROUND HE ALLEGEDLY THREW HIS KNEE OUT.
EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS DISMOUNTING #080 TRUCK AT QUITTING TIME IN MAIN PARKING LOT. HE DID NOT LOOK WHERE HE STEPPED AND IN STEPPING DOWN TO GROUND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
HE HAD FUELED HIS TRUCK AND STARTED BACK UP LADDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK DOWN LADDER. HAD ONLY WENT UP A COUPLE OF RUNGS ON THE LADDER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS COMING DOWN STEPPS AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON T HE STEPPS.
HE STOPPED AT #5 & 6 FUEL TANKS TO FILL UP HIS DOZER. HE TURNED ON THE PUMP & STARTED BACK TO HIS DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL.
EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS USING A DOZER TO JUMP START A PRILL TRUCK. HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM THE PUSH ARMN OF THE DOZER.
EE STATES EE WAS IN T HE HOUSE OF #012 SHOVEL. HE FELL OVER A MAG VALVE HITTING HIS BACK ON A LEVER WHEN HE FELL.
EMP STATES HE HAD FUELED HIS TRACTOR AND HUNG FUEL HOSE BACK UP WHEN HE TURNED TO CLIMB BACK ON TO TRACTOR HE SLIPPED AND FELL IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND GROUND WAS SLICK
EMP STATES HE WAS DESCENDING SHOVEL LADDER AND THAT ONE MINUTE HE WAS ON THE LADDER AND THE NECT HE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK ON THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE STATES HE FILLED UP 422 DOZER AND STARTED TO GET BACK ON DOZER. HE SLIPPED AS HE S TARTED TO GET ONTO DOZER.
EMP RODE TO HAULAGE TRUCK LOCATION IN PICKUP TRUCK, AS HE EXITED TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL, AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON SHOVEL AND MISSED A STEP AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WIRING UP A SHOT AT DRILL SITE 010 & 012 SHOVEL PIT HE WAS STANDING ON A LOADED STEMMED HOLE EMPLOYEE KNEW BETTER THAN TO BE STANDING ON STEMMING WHEN STEMMING GAVE WAY AND HISLEG DROPPED INTO HOLE
HE WAS OFF LOADING 50 LB. PRILL BAGS FROM TRAILER TO FLAT BED TRUCK. HIS FEET SLIPPED, HE HAD BAG OF PRILL IN HANDS, BUT HE REGAINED HIS BALANCE BEFORE TOUCHINDG FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS COUNTING HOLES TO LOAD AND HE STEPPED IN HOLE THAT WAS SUBMERGED UNDER WATER IT WAS RAINING
EE STATES: HE WAS IN WAREHOUSE MAKING LIFTING CABLES. HE WAS MEASURING CABLE & PULLING ROPE OFF SPOOL. HE TRIPPED & FELL AGAINST A WATER PUMP BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE STATES; HE WAS CLIMBING OUT ON FRONT FENDER OF LOADER, CHECKING OUTPOSSIBLE HYD. LEAK. HE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND FELL FROM TOP OF TIRE TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WSA ADDING OIL TO ENGINE ON WATER TRUCK WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF CLIMBING DOWN ACCESS LADDER
EE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING TRUCK TO CHECK FUEL. HE MISSED BOTTOM STEP & FELL TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DROP LIGHT IN SHOP. HE HAD ONE END OF LIGHT HOOKED IN FENCE AT TOOL ROOM. AND WAS WALKING BACKWARD CLEANING CORD WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL.
HELPING ANOTHER EMPL MOVE PIECE OF FLAT PLATE AST METAL RACK WHEN TRIPPED OVER OWN FEET.
EMP STATES THAT HE FELL WHILE CHECKING ENGINE ON TGRUCK
EMPLOYEE STATES WAS DISMOUNTING 043 DRILL HE GRIPPED GUARD RAIL WITH HANDS AND SWUNG OR SLID TO GROUND HITTING HIS BACK AND BUTTOCKS ON DECK OF DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING PROPER DISMOUNTING PROCEDURE
EMPLOYEE STATES HE STEPPED DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HIS KNEE WENT OUT AND HE SAT ON THE GROUND IN PAIN
EMPLOYEE SAWING TREE LIMB - CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL - TWISTING LEFT LEG - RESULTING IN TORN LIGAMENT IN LEFT KNEE
EE STATES: HE WAS CLIMBING THE ACCESS LADDER ON #062 TRUCK. WHEN HE GOT TO THE FORTH STEP FROM THE TOP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE BRACED HIMSELF BY HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS IN THE PRILL LOAD OUT TUNNEL, HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.