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THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 785 CATERPILLAR #319. WHILE CLIMBING LADDER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON BUMPER AS HE REACHED FOR THE GRABRAIL FOR THE RT. HAND. HE LOST BALANCE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACK TO GROUND(5 FT.) TO FROZEN GROUND ON HIS FEET THEN FALLING BACKWARD.
PUMPING WATER HOLE, INSTALLING 4 X 200 WATER LINE, WHILE PULLING ON LINE FEET SLIPPED, JERKING BACK, CAUSING PAIN AND BURNING IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE FILLING THE HYDRAULIC TANK WITH OIL WHICH REQUIRED EE TO BE ON DOZER WHEN HE PULLED THE HOSE OUT OF THE TANK HE WAS PULLED OFF BALANCE & JUMPED TO THE GROUND (8FT) WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE INJURED HIS ANKLE & ROLLED ONTO HIS LEFT SID E (SHOULDER)
WHILE JOHNY WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS PICK UP, HE STEPPE DOUT ON HIS RUNNING BOARD WHICH HAD ICE AND SNOW CAUSIGN HIM TO SLIP AND FALL CAUSING RIGHT SIDE AREA IN STOMACH TO EXTEND CAUSING PAIN AN D. POSSIBLE TORN MUSLCE IN RIGHT SIDE OF ADOMINAL REA (HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY 1-24-94).
EE WAS ON THE 3RD STEP OF A 6' STEPLADDER INSTALLING AN OVERFLOW VALVE ON THE SIDE OF SHOVEL. THE BACK LEG OF LADDER TWISTED CAUSING EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND ON HIS HIP, LEG AND ARM. EE FIRST LOST WORKDAY BEGAN ON 9-19-93.
WHILE DISMOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER, INJURED LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE, CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO SLIDE BETWEEN THE LOADER TIRE AND WALKWAY PLATFORM.
WHILE UNLOADING AN EMPTY GREASE DOWN FROM GREASE TRUCK TO LOADING DOCK EE S FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE DOCK AND GREASE TRUCK STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON A HANDRAIL.
HE WAS MOUNTING A 225 CATIPILLAR DOZER. WHEN GOT UP TO THE TRACK AND BRACED FOR THE NEXT HAND HOLD, HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK LOCATED UNDER PRILL BIN. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST CROSSBEAM.