OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING D10 DOZER, MISSED BOTTOM STEP, FELL BACKWARD, HITTING ON RIGHT FOOT CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
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Showing all 4MECHANIC WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND.
EE HAD MOVED A DOZER SO THAT IT COULD BE STEAM CLEANED. WHEN HE WENT TO STEP OFF THE TRACK WHICH HAD OIL ON IT, HIS FEET FLEW OUT FROM UNDER HIM TO HIT THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT ARM & BACK AND LE FT SHOULDER.
AS MECHANIC STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE COMPANY SERVICE TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. ON IMPACT FOOT TWISTED RESULED IN TORN LIGAMENT.