Driver was stepping off cement pad to hook the hose from powder truck to the bin. When EE stepped out of the truck, there was a large rock that EE stepped on and lost balance, which caused EE to sprain right ankle.
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Showing all 4Foot slipped off track of excavator, causing his right knee to take direct impact of his body weight on a large rock. Only started missing work on May 14, 2007.
EE STEPPED OFF D9L DOZER PUSH ARM ONTO ROCK AND APPARENTLY ROCK TURNED IN LOOSE DIRT, TWISTING EE'S LEFT KNEE. RE 0CCURENCE 7-28-97.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING A STRINF OF 3 EMPTY RAIL CARS WHEN THE BRAKE ON THE FRONT CAR BEGAN SLIPPING.THE CAR DROPPER THEN TRIED TO SLOW THE TRIP BY SETTING THE BRAKE ON THE SECOND CAR IN THE TRI P AND THE BRAKE ONTHE SECOND CAR WOULD NOT HOLD.HE THEN TRIED TO DISMOUNT FROM THE MOVING TRIP AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON A PIECE OF COKE CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND PSRAIN