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EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP DUMP HOSE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD, FELL, STRIKING HIS LEG ON PUMP HOSE COUPLER BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSPECT GEARS AND AT THE TIME WAS REPLACING COVERS ONTO THE INSPECTION HOLES. HE WA SMOVING FROM ONE GEAR CASE TO ANOTHER WHEN HE MIS-STEPPED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 FEET TOT HE FLOOR.
EE WAS CHANGING FILTER ON D-11 TRACTOR WHEN STARTED TO GET DOWN OFF OF TRACTOR SLIPPED FELL AND HIT PUSHARM AND SLID DOWN STEPS TO FLOOR.
I.NAME MOUNTING PUMP TO START IT AND SLIPPED ON DECK OF PUMP.FELL,GRABBED HANDRAIL TO BREAK FALL.STARTED MISSING TIME 11-21-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL DESCENDING INCLINE TO PUMP. AS HE FELL HE GRABBED A ROPE CAUSING HIS SHOULDER TO BE PLACED IN AN AWKWARD STRAINED POSITION.
EMPL WAS HELPING TO MOVE SHOVEL & WAS UNWRAPPING CABLE FROM CABLE TROUGH ON SHOVEL. EMPL DISMOUNTED BY JUMPING FROM TRACK. HE HIT ACKWARDLY ON RT FOOT.
DISMOUNTING SCRAPER LOST BALANCE STEP TO GROUND HARDER
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FEL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME FUEL AT FUELING POINT AND FELL.
WALKING ON 1ST FLOOR ON PLANT WHEN STEPPED ON PC WET RUBBER CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL AGAINST STEEL BRACED
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING PUMP BARGE IN PIT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP CAUSING HIM TO START FALL . IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE JAMMED HIS ELBOW INTO ENG THROTTLE LEVER.
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OF POWDER TRUCK WHILE REPAIRING THE LIGHTS.HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS EATING LUNCH DURING LUNCH BREAK WHEN HE SUDDENLY GOT CHOKED WHILE SWALLOWING DRINK & BLACKED OUT. HE FELL TO FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF DRYER IN PLANT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT UPON FALLING STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING Z5KV CABLE TO MOVE IT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON FROZEN GROUND CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS LEFT LEG & POSSIBLY HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS UP TO CAB OF DART HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARD FALLING APPROX.( TO 8FT.TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING A LADDER WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HER TO FALL SHE GRABBED WITH ONE HAND AND THE FULL WEIGHT OF HER BODY STRAINED HER SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN FLOOR ON 7TH FLOOR WHEN SHE STEPPED ON SLICK SPOT THAT WAS CAUSED FROM SPILLAGE FROM CYCLONE THIS CAUSED HER LEFT FPPT FOOT TO SLIP CAUSING HER TO FALL TO THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER UNIT RIG HAUL TRUCK T RAILER WHERE HE HAD BEEN WELDING WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME WELDING RODS CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO FLOOR LANDING ON HIS LEG
EMP. WAS STEPPING ONTO PUMP FLOAT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON DECK STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STOOPE8 DOWN ON WALKWAY TO CHECK THE OIL ON HIS FRONTEND LOADER AND FOOT SLIPPED EVER SO SLIGHTLY ON ICE CAUSING CATCH IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING D-9 GROUND TRACTOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIMT O FALL STRIKING LEFT CALF OF LEG ON TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING FROM PLATFORM NEXT TO CAB OF HAUL TRUCK TO WALKWAY IN FRONT CAB WHEN HE MISSED PLATFORM AND FELL. HE GRABBED HAND HOLD ON TOP OF CAB AND FELL STRICKING LEFT SIDE ON LOWE R HAND HOLD. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING A GRADER USING THE GRADER BLADE AS A FIRST STEP TO LOWER RUNG ON MOUNTING LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.
EMP WAS LEAVING3OPERTORS CAB ON 8950 D LINE WHE HE SLIPPED AND IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF FELL AGAINST THE GLASS IN THE CAB DOOR CUTTING HIS HAND AND WRIST
EMP WAS PERFORM3NG NORMAL DUTIES ON DRAGLINE. HE WAS WALKING INTO HOUSE FROM OUTSIDE AREA, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND F ELL TO THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ON SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF OFFICE BUILDING WHEN SHE STEPPED ON EDGE OF WALK WHICH DROPPED ABOUT 2 INCHES. ONTO PARKING LOT CAUSING HER TO TWIST ANKLE & ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON TRACK OF TRACTOR CHECKING FLUID LEVELS WHEN HE LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARD FALLING TO THE GROUND
EMPL LOOKING FO9 HAMMER ON PARTS SLED WHEN FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING GROVE HYDRAULIC CRANE TO TURN OFF LIGHTS SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING GROIN AREA ON FENDER OF CRANE
EMP WAS UNLOADI3G WORK SCAFFOLDING FROM WELDING TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON TOOL BOX ON SIDE OF TRUCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE, JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND. SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANK LE 3
EE WAS WASHING 4UD FROM EQUIPMENT PULLING HOSE-STEAM JENNY- BACKWARDS WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD. AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HERSELF SHE STRAINED HER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING SCRAPER AND WAS ON TOP STEP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.AS HE FELL HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON TOP STEP.
EE WAS CHANGING3TRAILING CABLE WHEN SHE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE CLIMBING RIB WALL SPRAINING ANKLE & STRUCK ELBOW ON ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS WHILE REPAIRING WALKING MECHANISM ON DRAGLINE HISFOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL STRIKING CAM SHAFT AND THEN FALLING TO THE TOP OF THE WALKING SHOE.
EMPL DISMOUNTING DRILL USING STAIRS.DRILL WAS ON HIGH JACK AND BOTTOM STEP WAS HIGHER.EMPL JUMPED FROM BOTTOM STEP TO GROUND.HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ON GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING TRACTOR PREPARING TO START IT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK. HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND BROKE HIS ANKLE UPON LANDING ON THE GROUND.
EMP WAS CHECKING RECLAMATION AREA AROUND OLD FARM HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A BOARD AND UPON TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL CUT HIS HAND ON UNKNOWN OBJECT
EMP SLIPPED ON SOME OIL WHEN STEPPING INTO BED OF MECHANICS TRUCK AND UPON ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TRAIL CABLE ON 192 SHOVEL. IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE PARTING ROCK LEVEL TO THE COAL HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS SHIN AGAINST A ROCK
EMP HAD JUST DISMOUNTED FROM 32(70 DL WHEN HE STEPPED INTO V SHAPED GROOVE LEFT IN GROUND BY WALKING SHOE SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN HELPING LOAD BAG POWDER TRUCK & WAS CLIBING OFF BACK END OF TRUCK ICE HAD FORMED ON STEPS & HER FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HER TO FALL
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE CUT HIS THUMB ON THE DOOR LATCH.
EE HAD REPAIRED AIR COND. ON SHOVEL & WAS REPLACING COVER. WHEN HE SLIPPED STRIKING THUMB ON AIR COND. FAN.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED FUELING UTILITY TRUCK WAS MOUNTING FOOT SLIPPED LOST BALANCE IN TRYING TO REGAIN BALANCE GRABBED HAND HOLD STRAINING UPPER BACK MUSCLES
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ON TRACTOR LOST BALANCE AND REACHED BACK TO CATCH HIMSELF HE CUT HIS THUMB IN SO DOING REQUIRING SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUNBD