USING A CHAIN HOIST ONE HOOK WAS TO A EYE THE OUTHER HOOK TO A 3" ANGLE. THE HOOK ON THE ANGLE SHIFT THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND PULL HYBACKS.
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Showing all 12RIGHT FOOT SLIP BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS OF ANGLE IRON. WHEN EE PULLED HIS FOOT OUT HE HYPEREXTENDED THE RIGHT KNEE.
CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER & LOST BALANCE. WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN BALANCE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN WALL SPREADERS ON A CONCRETE STACKING TUBE. THE STACKING TUBE IS BEING BUILT ON TOP OF A CONCRETE TUNNEL. WHILE INSTALLING THE WALL SPREADER HE STEPPED OFF OF TUNNEL RO OF AND FELL 9+- FEET.
SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.
EMP STATED THAT AS HE WAS EXITING FROM THE DRILLCAB HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON DECK WITH HIS TOE AGAINST RAILING OR TOE OF THE DECK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BODY AND DISMOUNT DRILL FOOT APPA RENTYL GOT FOULED AND COULD NOT MOVE AS HE WAS TAKING FIRST STEP ON THE BOARDING LADDER WITH LEFT FOOT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO GROUND.
WHILE WALKING, THE EE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE.HE FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING PAIN TO HIS BACK & NECK.
WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF EQUIPMENT FOR LUNCH BREAK. WHEN FOOT HIT SECTION OF STEP BELOW BUMPER BODY SWUNG IN BECAUSE STEP WAS NOT PERPENDICULAR TO GROUND LAST STEP TO GROUND WAS NOT 100 PERCENT BALANCED WITH FOOT LANDING SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER ANKLE TWISTED SPRAIN.
ICE ON LADDER WHICH WAS MOUNTED ON BACK OF EXPLOSIVE BULK TRUCK.
DRIVER FOR SANTEE CARRIERS WAS UNLOADING KILN DUST AT THE PLANT. IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING DRIVER GOT HIS FEET STUCK IN APPROX. 1 1/2' OF MUD DRIVER LOST BALANCE & FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIMS ELF WITH HIS HANDS. HE THEN PUSHED HIMSELF BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS BUTT. DRIVER SUBSTAINED A HAIRLINE CRACK OF HIS RIGHT FEMUR AND A SPRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM SHOP AREA TO GET INTO FUEL LUBE TRUCK AS HE APPROACHED TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED ON FROZEN ICE & MUD EMPLOYEE FELL STRICKING LOWER BACK ON FROZEN 6IN MUD RIOGE
DOZER WAS PARKED, BRAKE SET ON LEVEL GROUND. EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER WITH FACE TOWARDS CAB. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON PUSH ARM TOWARDS DOZER TRACKS. EMPLOYEE THEN JUMPED APPROX. 2, ROTATING 90 AND LANDING FIRST ON LEFT FOOT THEN RIGHT. EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN TO LOWER MIDDLE BACK AREA.