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Dismantling the dredge quarry. EE was operating the crane. He slipped and fell 4-5 ft to hard limestone. EE attemped to get up thinking it was a bruise, but was sent to ER for x-rays. EE has broken hip and pelvis.
Employee was cleaning a inclined conveyor platform at conveyor Rock #2 when he slipped and fell to the ground. He braced his fall with his right arm inflicting bruised ribs and a broken wrist. He was not in a safety harness or manlift with safety harness to clean the non-catwalk side of conveyor as required.
I sent welders out back to pit to flip teeth on dragline bucket. All you need is a torch and hammer. after you cut find out of teeth you have to knock them off but they cut one off and it fell off and EE's foot was up under it.
EE WAS FINISHING UP PRESSURE WASHING AT THE AGGREGATE PLANT AND WAS WINDING UP THE PRESSURE HOSE. HE MOVED UP AGAINST THE SINGLE AXLE TAG ALONG TRAILER AND THE JACK FOR THE TRAILER FELL OFF AND THE BALL HITCH FELL ON HIS FOOT. THE JACK WAS NOT SECURELY FASTENED TO THE TRAILER PROPERLY
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS WITH STORAGE BOX IN HANDS, SHE STUMBLED AND BRABBED LEFT HAND RAILING IT GAVE IN AND TWISTED HER TO THE RIGHT CAUSING HER TO FALL DOWN ON THE STEPS HITTING HER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WALKING TOWARDS SHOP TRIPPED OVER MARKING LINE FALLING FORWARD ON LEFT ELBOW AND RIGHT HAND - JAMMING RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A FORKLIFT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE TOUCHED GROUND.
EMPLOYEE FOUND INJURED SLUMPED OVER IN HIS SEAT ON HIS EQUIP (DRAGLINE) HE CALLED FOR SUPERVISORAND 911 EMR WAS CALLED. EMR TRANSPORTED TO SW FA REGIONAL HOSPITAL. HE FAINTED.
EE WAS WALKING UNDER PLANT, LOST FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE AND FELL ON LEFT BACK SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF CAB OF BACKHOE STEPPING ONTO TRACKS WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO LEFT KNEE.
AS A WELDER, THE EE WAS PULLING ON A LARGE PIECE OF STEEL AND EITHER PULLED OR TWISTED BACK.
EE USING AN ELEC GRINDER-PART OF GRINDING WHEEL BROKE-CAUSING THE TOOL TO JUMP OR JERK WITH FORCE COMING BACK AND STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LOADER. HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A HOME MADE LIFT ON FLOOR, TWISTING HIS ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON RIGHT KNEE.
HIT LEFT WRIST ON OFFICE DOOR.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AT PLANT AND A SMALL PARTICLE OF SAND OR DIRT WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
EE LOST FOOTING AND HIT LEFT SHIN--LACERATION TO LEFT SHIN.
EE WAS STANDING IN CLOSE PROXIMATEY OF ANOTHER EE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER & SOMEHOW HIT EE'S THUMB
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF DRAGLINE AND STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING FOOT.
EE WAS WELD8ING WHEN A SPARK FELL INTO BOOT CAUSING A BURN ON RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WERE REPAIRING ONE OF THE CHUTE AT THE AGGREGATE PLANT. THEY WERE LIFTING PART OF THE CHUTE WHEN IT ROLLED SIDEWAYS. TWO BOLTS CAUGHT EE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING TWO LACERATIONS.
GETTING OUT OF WELDING TRUCK, SLIPPED AND TURNEDLEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING ON SERVICE TRUCK WHEN A SMALL PARTICLE FELL IN EYE SCRATCHING SURFACE.