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EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING CATWALK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED FROM TOP STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL (APPROX 3') AND HIT BACK ON FLOOR. AREA WAS NOT SLIPPERY AND NO OBJECTS WERE LYING ON STEPS OR CATWALK. EM PLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3/19/90 DUE TO INJURY.
EMPL CLIMBING DOWN OVER FAN WHEEL,FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING SHIN TO HIT EDGE OF VANE ON FAN WHEEL.IT WAS SECURED IN PERM.POSITION BEFORE EMPL STARTED DOWN SIDE OF FAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON REFUSE WHICH WAS JUST SPREAD ON REFUSE PILE AND SLIPPED TWISTING LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 FROM SCREEN TO FLOOR& HEARED CRACKING SOUND FROM RGHT FOOD. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SLIP OR SETP ONTO ANYTHING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STEPS AT DRYER AREA AND SLIPPED ON AN ICY SPOT, TWISTING UPPER BODY.
EMPLOYEE HAD PR9VIOUSLY REMOVED GRATING FROM UPPER FLOOR OF LOW HEAD PUMP ROOM IN ORDER TO LOWER MOTOR TO FLOOR BELOW. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BOTTOM FLOOR WHEN H E ASCENDED A STATIONARY LADDE LADDER TO GET T2 UPPER FLOOR. AS HE PUTCHAIN ACROSS OPENING TO TOP OF LADDER HE TURNED AND TOOK A STEP FORWARD, ACCIDENTLY STEPPING INTO OPENING WHERE GRATING WAS R EMOVED. AS HE WAS FALLING
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING CART AND ACETEYLENE TANKS FROM ONE SIDE OF THE PLANT TO THE OTHER WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A CEMENT PLATFORM STEP-UP, AUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HAVING THE HANDLE OF THE CART HIT HIS RI1HT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8PECTING FRESH WATER SUMP AND DESCENDING A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER (2ND RUNG) HITTING BACK AGAINST CONCRETE WALL WHICH WAS APPROX. 9" AWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DE7ENDING STEPS FROM STROKER FEEDER BIN TO FURNACE ROOM WHEN HE MISSED STEPPING ONTO A STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS EMPLOYEE FELL HE EXTENDED BOTH ARMS AND CAUGHT HIS ARMS ON THE VERTICAL SUPPO9T FOR THE HANDRAILS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING OUT OF HER OFFICE WHEN HER RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HER TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND RIGHT FOOT TO TURN UNDER.FLOOR WAS DRY AND NOT SLIPPERY.
EMPL WALKING AR2UND C-SCRUBBER ROOM LOOKING UP AT UPPER ACCESS DOOR AND TRIPPED OVER 2'' PIPE SPOTTED FOR FUTURE WORK.EMPL FELL TO GROUND STRIKING LEFT HAND AND WRIST ON PAVEMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR APPROX 4 FEET
GETTING INTO LOADER,EMPL SLIPPED FROM STEP,TWISTED AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK ON GROUND.BOOTS WERE COVERED WITH MUD.
WAS STANDING ON LADDER AND REACHING FOR A V BELT WHEN EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE FELL FROM LADDER HITTING A BAG OF OIL DRY HOSES AND AIR COMPRESSOR