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EE WAS SECURING TOWBOAT TO BARGE. GOT OFF TOWBOAT & WAS HOOKING WIRES TO BARGE. BARGE DECK WAS SLIPPERY & WET. EE SLIPPED & FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CONVEYOR ONTO DERRICK; STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT WAS ON THE WALKWAY OF THE CONVEYOR; ROCK SLID, CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
WHILE CLEANING DEBRIS OUT OF JAW CRUSHER, A ROCK CAME LOOSE & FELL ON EE'S FOOT. THE NEXT DAY, EE'S FOOT WAS SORE & SWOLLEN.
INSPECTING FLEET OVER THE WEEKEND, EE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM BARGE ONTO DERRICK BOAT. AT BOTTOM OF LADDER HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT, IT BENT UNDER & EE FELL. WHEN HIS FOOT BENT, HE TWISTED HIS ANK LE. BY SUNDAY NIGHT, ANKLE WAS SORE & SWOLLEN.
EMPLOYEE JMPED OFF CATWALK AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON TRACK, FELL ABOUT 2 FEET AREA HAS AN ONE-STEP DOWN WITH HADN RAIL AVAILABLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE.
INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE INSTLLING THE BLADE ON D85-P-18 KOMATSU DOZER. THE SUPPORT AMR ON THE DOZER BLADE SLIPPED ND SETTLED DOWN ON EE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OUT OF TRUCK & TWISTED BODY & FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIP AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL OR SLIP ON STEPS - HE NEVER LOST HIS FOOTING.
NO RAIN OR THUNDER/LIGHTNING APPEARED TO BE IN AREA AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE WAS ON GROUND WORKING ON THE DRAG LINE WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK. EMPLOYEE HAD A BAR IN HIS HAD WORKING ON C HAIN THAT HOLDS BUCKET TO DRAG LINE. RIAN SHOWERS 10 MILES OUT NOT IN VICINITY OF PLANT.
USING GRINDER PICE OF METASL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE-EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING TANK FROM TRUCK BED PULLED MUSCLES
AS EMPLOYEE STE1PED OUT OF MACK DUMP TRUCK,SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HOLD OF HANDLE WITH ONE HAND.
WHILE LIFTING F9ICTION CLUTCH BAND ONTO DRAG LONE, EMPLOYEE WRENCHED BACK MUSCLES.
STEP BROKE ON S7RAPER PAN MACHINE CAUSING EMP TO F ALL
WHILE SWEEPING PLANT CLAIMANT DROPPED HIS HARD HAT HE PICKED UP HIS HAT AND A STONE DROPPED FROM SCREEN ABOVE AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD INJURY REQUIRED HEAD X RAYS AND 5 STITCHES UNITED COMM HOSPITAL
PIECE OF RUST FLEW FROM THE SPRAY BAR INTO CLAINANTS EYE WENT TO UNITED COMM HOSPITAL TO HAVE PARTICLE REMOVED FROM EYE NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT INVOLVED
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING THE ENGINE ON LORAIN DRAG LINE. THE HANDLE CRANK ON THE ENGINE FLEW UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT WRIST.
EMP WAS PLACING CEMENT BLOCKS UNDER A TRAILER AS EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING MORTAR FROM CEMENT BLOCKS A PIECE OF THE MORTAR FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE