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EE WAS FUELING HEAVY EQUIPMENT & WHEN HE RETURNED THE HOSE TO THE HANGER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE SOIL BERM AT THE FUEL TANK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL & FALL TWISTING HIS KNEE
EE WAS REMOVING THE MUFFLER FROM THE HATACHI SHOVEL. HE HAD PLACED HIS FOOT IN A GREASY AREA & SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO START TO FALL. HE WAS ABLETO CATCH HIMSELF BUT TWISTED HIS LOW BACK IN THE PROCESS CAUSING A BACK STRAIN
MINER WAS ASCENDING 6' STEP LADDER WITH AIR TOOL IN LEFT HAND. AS HE STEPPED UP TO 3RD LADDER RUNG, THE LADDER FEET SHIFTED, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. MINER FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR, APPROX. 3'.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRWAY FROM SECOND LEVEL FINES PLANT. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL FOUR STEPS TO STAIRWAY LANDING AREA. STEPS WERE WET FROM LIGHT MISTING OF RAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A FRESHLY WASHED DOWN PASSAGE WAY BETWEEN EQUIPMENTS,STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF LIGNITE,LOST HIS FOOTING FELL ON BUTTOCKS.STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
EMPL DISMOUNTING LOADER,SLIPPED & FELL TO SIDE OF MACHINE CATCHING HIMSELF FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND. EMPL TWISTED LOWER BACK WHEN FALLING AWAY FROM THE LOADER LADDER.
MINER WAS WALKING DOWN AN APPROX. 20 DEGREE HILLSIDE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK IN THE PATHWAY. RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE BUCKED AFTER ROLLING OFF OF THE ROCK. MINER FELL TO GROUND WITH SHARP PAINS IN RIGHT FOOT ANKLE AREA.
MINER WAS RE-ATTACHING CLIPPING CATCHER BAG TO LAWN MOWER WHNE HE STUMBLED OVER A STATIONARY SPRINKLER HEAD. HE FELL ONTO THE INTO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER THAT IS LOCATED ADJACENT OT A RETAINING WALL, WHICH ABUTS THE LAWN THAT HE WAS MOWING. THE HEIGHT OF THE RETAINING WALL AT FALL POINTIS 5 FEET, THE DUMPSTER BEING TWO FEET BELOW THE WALL. FALL DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET.