While slimbing down a ladder a steel pole fell off the first deck and hit employee in the head.
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Showing all 5LOADER STEPS WERE WET, WHEN CLIMBING OFF EQUIPMENT FROM 3RD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM INJURING LEFT THUMB AND LEFT KNEE. DOCTORS DIAGNOSIS WAS SPRAIN TO BOTH BODY PARTS.
WHILE PULLING PAD HE REACHED UP TO PULL A CHAIN THROUGH THE LOOP ON THE LOADER BUCKET, STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON BOLT ON THE TAIL PULLEY ADJUSTMENT BOLT.
EE WAS PUTTING A SET OF LEGS UNDER A CONVEYOR, HE THEN SET THE WEIGHT OF THE CONVEYOR ON THE LEGS. WHILE STANDING ON CATWALK TO SECURE LEGS, THE LEGS SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD AND KNOCK ING HIM DOWN.
EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH GRAVEL ON ROUGH TERRAIN, HE WAS BOUNCING AROUND IN THE CAB OF THE LOADER, CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.