Front End Loader operator was descending ladder to take a break when he rolled left ankle as he stepped onto bottom rung. Ladder and operator's boots were both clean and free of debris. Operator stated he maintained three points of contact as he descended ladder. Operator could not recall looking at rungs as he descended. There were no witnesses to accident.
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June 5, 2014
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
S. T. Wooten Corporation · Struck against stationary object
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