THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WAREHOUSE TO CHECK THE HEATER THE WALKWAY WAS NOT CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE.THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS BACK CAUSINF MUSCLE SPASMS TO T HE LOWER BACK,AND SLIGHT CONCUSSION TO BACK OF HEAD.
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Showing all 12HE HAS PUT THE TAPER IN THE MANUAL BLADE OPEN POSITION. HE WAS CLEANING THE BALDE. A CO-WORKER BUMPED A BAG, WHEN IT MOVED IT ACTIVATED THE BLADE MECHANISM, CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON STEP LADDER INSTALLING INSULATION & SHEET METAL ROOFING TO BUILDING. SHEET METAL WASHELD IN PLACE WITH CLAMPS UNTIL SECURED WITH SCREWS EMPL REMOVED CLAMPS BEFORE SHEET ME TAL HAD BEEN SECURED WITH SCREWS. SHEET METAL SLIPPED TOWARDS EMPL CAUSING HIM TO LURCH BACKWARDS & FALL OFF LADDER 8' TO GROUND CASUING STRESS FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL, STUBBED THE RUBBER SOLE OF SHOE. SHE FELL AGAINST A DOOR JAM, CUTTING HER FORHEAD AND FRACTURE TO THE KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO THE CHANGE ROOM DIRTY CLOSES SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL IN A PUDDLE OF WATER THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DID NOT REMOVE AFTER CLEANING THE BATHOUSE STRIKING HIS RT ELBOW
EE WAS REACHING FROM A SETTING POSITION TO REMOVE GARBAGE CAN LID AND INJURED HIS BACK.
LUMP OF ORE CAME OUT OF DRIFT, BACK BOUNCED OFF THE FACE AND HIT MAN IN THE BACK OF THE ANKLE.
HURT BACK BENDING OVER SHOVELING GILSONITE INTO AIR SHAFT.
EMPL WAS CUTTING ORE WITH CHIPPING HAMMER & MOIL WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF ORE STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING CUT ON INSIDE OF KNEE.
ADJUSTED FLIP P5ATE WITHOUT LOCKING OUT MACHINE.EMPL HANDS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ADJUSTING BAR AND FLIP PLATE.
THE TAPE ON THE3 BAG TAPING MACHINE HAD STUCK TO THE PNEUMATIC AIR CYLINDER.AS THE EMPLOYEE POINTED TO THE JAMMED LOCATION,THE TAPE BROKE FREE OF THE CYLINDER ALLOWING IT TO RETURN TO ITS OP ERATING POSITIO3.AS IT QUICKLY RETURNED TO THIS POSITION,IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE MACHUNE FRAME AND THE AIR CYLINDER HOUSING.
SUPERVISOR WAS CUTTING THROUGH AN APPLE FOR LUNCH WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LIFT HAND