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While getting on the rock drill, the employee slipped on the cat walk and twisted his ankle
EE was getting on the drill when his foot slipped off the first step. EE fell backwards and struck his right elbow on the ground.
EE was walking to coal crusher his left foot got stuck in the mud. He went to step and twisted his left knee up under his body.
Employee stepped on top of out-rigger to retrieve tool foot slipped and slid behind out rigger-employee lost balance and fell backward.
Employee was exiting the cab when he slipped on the floor causing him to fall forward and hit his head and left shoulder on the gear box frame.
As employee was dismounting a D-11 dozer he stepped on a rock that was lodged in the step and fell backwards to the ground. He struck his head on a rock causing a laceration above his left ear.
EE WAS FUELING SERVICE TRUCK AND TRIPPED AND FELL
Employee was under sitting front end loader remove the transmission drain plug. the wrench slipped out of the socket and he fell backwards ee's elbow struck a 4" rock.
Employee slipped and fell striking his head on hand rail.
Pulled the bulk truck onto a shot, stepped down out of the truck, stepped in a hole, twisted right knee & struck left knee on the side of the truck
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER LOADING A HOLE HE TURNED TO LOAD THE NEXT ONE AND STEPPED IN A RUT MADE BY A TRUCK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS GETTING OFF THE D-11 DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED FROM TRACK TO PUSH BEAM HE FELL HITTING HIS LEFT ARM.
WHILE CLIMBING ON A LADDER TO GET ON THE MACHINE THE LADDER KICKED OUT AND MECHANIC FELL. THE MECHANIC INJURED HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND RIGHT KNEE.
GETTING OFF D11 TRACTOR KNEE POPPED OUT AND DIDN'T TWIST KNEE OR FALL, JUST POPPED OUT.
EMPLOYEE STATES TWISTING FUEL CAP OFF TANKER, TANKER WAS TIGHT AND CAME LOOSE QUICKL. TWISTED LEFT SHOULDER AND LOST BALANCE, ALMOST FALLING.
LADDER BROKE WHEN OPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EE WAS CLEANING TOP LIGHTS ON 785-C ROCK TRUCK. HE STARTED BACK DOWN LADDER AND LOST FOOTING. HEFELL TO THE GROUND INJURING LOWER BACK.
FALL, BUMP ON HEAD - COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN (MIDDLE BACK) - LEFT SHOULDER.
EE STATES: I WAS REPAIRING AN EMULSION HOSE ON TOP OF TRUCK. I LEANED BACK AGAINST THE SAFETY RAIL AND IT BROKE AT THE WELD SEAM. I FELL OFF THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND HITTING MY RIBS AND HIP.