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I WAS HELPING UNLOAD ITMES FROM VENDORS TRUCK WHILE CARRYING BOX OF WELDING RODS #50 AT WAIST LEVEL IN FRONT OF ME I STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION IN THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON ST STEPPING IN THE DEPRESSION MY LEFT LEG FLEXED AT THE KNEE AND MY BODY TWISTED SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT I EXPERIENCED PAINS ON LEFT SIDE OF MY SPINAL COLUMN IN LOWER BACK AREA UPON STNADING ERECT
EMP WAS WALKING ON THE CEMENT FLOOR WALKWAY ALONG SIDE OF THE P1 LOADOUT CONVEYOR INSIDE THE P1 LOADOUT TUNNEL FLOOR WAS WET AND ICY IN SPOTS FROM HAVING BEEN WASHED DOWN WITH SPRAY HOSE OUTSI TEMP WAS 15 EMP STEPPED ONTO ICY PATCH OF WATER LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO FLOOR LANDED ON BUTTOCKS IN SITTING POSITION WITH BACK ERECT AND LEGS EXTENDED STRAIGHT OUTWARD SEVERELY JARRING LOWER
EMP HAD FINISHED REPLACING SCREENS ON 3RD FLOOR P2 PLANT HE WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING OFF DESCENDING SCREEN VIA THE SQUARE STEEL AIR SPRING PEDESTAL MOUNT ON OUTSIDE OF SCREEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF PEDESTAL MOUNT AND HE FELL SIDEWAYS APPROX 4 1/2 FT AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE OF STEEL FLOOR UPON LANDING HE STRUCK LEFT KNEE AREA SOLIDLY ON STEEL FLOOR KNEE WAS VERY SORE AND HARD TO WALK ON
EMP WAS OPERATING CRANE TO LIFT 1000 LB TRUNION ROLLER AND PILLOWBLOCK ASSEMBLY INTO THE DRIVE UNIT AREA AT ROTARY BREAKER HE WAS PREPARING TO STEP ONTO THE CAB STEP WITH LEFT FOOT TO GET INSI SIDE OF CAB RT FOOT SLIPPED ON FROZEN AND ICY GROUND BEFORE REST OF RT SIDE OF BODY LANDED SIDEWAYS ON THE GROUND HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WELD CLEANING TOOL TO CLEAN RUST AND DIRT OFF THE #2 DESLIMING VIBRATING SCREEN - SIEVE FEEDER BOX CHUTE. HE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL AND WELD A PIECE OF STEEL (3/8" X 48" X 18") ONTO THE CHUTE. HE HAD THE PLATE LYING ON THE SPLASH BOX (DIVERTER) AND WHILE CLEANING THE CHUTE HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ONTO THE ONE EDGE OF THE PLATE AND THE PLATE SLID OFF T
EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR HIS REGULARFLY SCHEDULED WORK-DAY SHIFT AS HE WAS STEPPING ONTO CEMENT LANDING AT BOOT-WASH ENTRANCE TO P-2BATHHOUSE TO PREPARE FOR WORK HE SLIPPED ON ICY LANDING LO ST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM REMOVING ICE AND SNOW FROM THE AREA ON AND AROUND THE CENTRIFUGAL SLIP SWITCH LOCATED MIDWAY UP THE LOWER EXISTING STACKER BELT CONVEYOR AT THE P-2 PLANT . IT WAS SNOWING VERY HEAVILY W/APPROX 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION. WHILE DESCENDING THE CATWALK AND HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAILS, EMPLOYEES FEET SLIPPED P HIS LEFT HAN