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EMPLOYEE HAD PROPPED STEP LADDER AGAINST BOOM OF EXCAVATOR THAT WAS AT GARAGE FOR REPAIRS. LADDER SLIPPED ON MUDDY GROUND AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK SHOULDER ON BOOM AS HE FELL. DIAGNOSIS IS CONTUSIO N AND SWELLING. PLACED ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND LIGHT DUTY.
INJURED PERSON SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE ON GROUND WHILE WALKING IN VEHICLE PARKING AREA.
WHILE CHECKING FLUID LEVELS OF PARKED DOZER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUD ON TRACK AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER ON GROUND. X-RAYS SHOWED NO FRACTURE.
CLIMBING UP ON CONVEYOR TO CHANGE BELT [EQUIPMENT WAS SHUT DOWN] AND SLIPPED. FELL 3 - 4 FT AND HIT BACK ON I-BEAM NEAR FLOOR. PERSON WENT TO DOCTOR NEXT DAY AND WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE BRUISED BACK MUSCLE AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED TRANSFER CHUTE. HE FELL & LANDED ON HIS BACK ON THE CATWALK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEEL STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.