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OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER ON 777B BACKDUMP IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE HEADLIGHTS. HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 10 FEET TO THE GROUND.
EE HAD BEEN BRUSHING IN THE HOLLOW FILL WHEN A TREE LIMB HIT AND BROKE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE BLAD TILT JACK. EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC--CHANGING HYDRAULIC LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF THE PUSH ARM. HE LANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE.
DISMOUNTING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. DUE TO RAIN DECK AT DOOR WAS SLICK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AN ARM, CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WORKED NEXT SHIFT BUT DUE TO PAIN WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS ADVISED HE HAD TORN LIGAMENT. FIRST DAY OFF 3-19-97.
EE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL APPROX MAY 15, WHEN IT CONTINUED TO AGRAVATE. WENT TO DR AND UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 6-16-97, TO CORRECT TORN LIGAMENTS IN KNEE. REPACKING LIFT CYCLINDER ON E ND LOADER FROM A RAISED POSITION. SLIPPED AND FEL CAUSING INJURY TO RT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC ON REPAIRS TO HIS TRUCK (777C BACK DUMP). AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN THE ACCESS LADDER ON FRONT OF TRUCK HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER REPAIRING A LEAK IN A FEED PIPE. HE FELL APPROX 6 TO 7 FT FROM THIS POSITION. INITIALLY HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE LEFT SHOULDER BUT REQUESTED TO BE ALLOWED TO CO NTINUE WORK. AFTER APPORX 2 HOURS, HE COMPLAINEDOF SORE NECK, SHOULDER AND LEG. TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. UNDER OBSERVATION FOR POSSBLE NECK FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A FUEL TRUCK & TURNED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SNOW-COVERED STEP AND FELL OFF OF A D10-N BULLDOZER. HIS HAND WAS FRACTURED WHEN IT HIT THE STEP AS HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 777 TRUCK STEPPED OFF TO GROUND. RIGHT LEG GAVE WAY EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIN GALONG THE CATWALK ON A BACKDUMP TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF FALLING TO THE GROUND. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY.
WORKING ON DOZER HE SLIPPED ON TRACKS FELL
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF A FRONT-END LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND FELL.
THIS PART TIME EE WAS HAND PLANTING TREE SEEDLINGS WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY STEPPED IN A HOLE MAKING HIS BACK SORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF HIS BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON LANDING.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH ARM TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EMPL STANDING ON CAB OF RUBBER -TIRED BLASTHOLE DRILL MAKING REPAIRS.LOST FOOTING AND BEGAN TO FALL.JUMPED TO GROUND AND LANDED HARD ON RIGHT HHEEL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH AN EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AREA WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER A WOODEN TIE USED TO BLOCK EUIPMENT.
WAS ON TOP OF COAL TRAILER COVERING A LOAD OF COAL WITH A TARP LOST CONTACT WITH THE TARP AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.FELL APPROXIMATELY 12 FT TO THE GROUND,LANDED FEET FIRS T THEN FELL ON BACK.INJURIES INCLUDED CRUSHED BROJEN VERTEBRAE AND AN INJURED RIGHT FOOT.