EE was exiting the 980loader in the shop,maintaining 3-points of contact,EE's L foot was on the ground & EEs R foot got stuck in the bottom step.This threw the EE off balance and EE fell backwards and EEs L side landed on a pallet with a cylinder on it.The pallet was approx 10'away from the loader.EE broke 4 ribs on EEs L side from the fall onto the pallet with the cylinder on it.
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Showing all 4EE was removing a damaged guard from the truck dump hopper. EE was carrying the broken guard off the truck dump hopper and in the process the guard pinched the tip of EE's middle finger, requiring four stitches. EE returned to work EE's next shift without restrictions.
Employee had muddy boots, and did not maintain 3 points of contact. Employee slipped and fell to ground while cleaning truck windows. Employee landed on back. Employee injured back.
Haul truck bottomed out while driving on bumpy roadway.