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Employee stepped off ladder and twisted ankle.
Employee was on the fabtech screen which is about 8 ft. High. He loaned against the guardrail and it broke. He fell and hurt his left shoulder.
Employee was driving a rock truck terex 3340 downhill. He was driving to fast and lost control of rock truck and employee hit bolders making him come to a stop. Also ee was not wearing a seat belt.
Employee was walking and stepped on a small rock and twisted his left ankle.
EE WAS GREASING A CAT 769 HAUL TRUCK. THE EE WAS STANDING ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK USING A GREASE HOSE ON REEL. THE GREASE RELEASED ITS LOCK AND JERKED THE EE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM TRUCK.
EE WAS CHECKING SCREENS ON SHAKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING HIS KNEE ON A PIPE.
EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER FROM CRUSHER CONTROL STATION AND HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS USING MACHINE TO BREAK BOULDERS. HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE TO USE BATHROOM. WHEN GETTING BACK ON MACHINE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE WELD EQUIPMENT WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL THE MAIN WATER PUMP. HE STEPPED UP ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF THE TRAILER THAT THE PUMP IS MOUNTED ON, TO REACH THE FUEL TANK. THE TIRE WAS WET FROM D EW, HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF THE TIRE, LANDING ON HIS BACK ONTO A MOUND OF SAND OVER A PIPE IN THE GROUND.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP THE FUEL TRUCK TO THE RIP RAP MACHINE TO REFUEL IT, AFTER FUELING IT, HE WALKED BACK TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK & LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL & FELL; LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED EE WAS HOLDING CONVEYOR BELT IN PLACE UNDER CRUSHER ON UNEVEN GROUND WITH LOOSE DIRT. HE WAS IN A SEATED POSITION AND HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED ALLOWING HIM TO SLIDE A FEW INCHES STRAINING HI S BACK.
LOWER CURTAIN WEAR BLOCK SLIPPED FROM ONE EMPLOYEE'S GRIP AND IT FELL AND HIT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
WORKING AT PLANT HE STRAINED LOW BACK.
MINER WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER WHEN HE LOST BALANCE AND JUMPED FROM SECOND STEP UP THE LADDER.
MINER WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
HE STEPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER TO PORTABLE CRUSHER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CHECKING OIL LEVEL ON PORTABLE CRUSHER.
MINER WAS DRIVING A PICKUP NEAR A SAND PILE WHEN FRONT TIRE CONTACTED EDGE OF SAND PILE. MINER DID NOT HAVE FIRM GRASP ON STEERING WHEEL & IT TURNED, JAMMING HIS FINGER ON STEERING WHEEL.
BLACKSMITHING ON CONVEYOR, TURNED & HIT ELBOW ONBAR.
LIFTING 30 LB TUBES FROM ONE TRUCK & PUTTING ON ANOTHER TRUCK 10' AWAY. INJURY CAUSED BY TWISTING WHILE LIFTING. DIDN'T KNOW BACK WAS HURT UNTILTHAT NIGHT. DISCOMFORT ABATED AFTER WALKING FOR A MINUTE. WENT TO DOCTOR AS A PRECAUTION. DOCTORSAID IT SHOULD GO AWAY ENTIRELY IN A WEEK OR TWO
ROCK PARTICLE/DUST IN EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. SUPERVISOR SENT HIM TO ER AS A PRECAUTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A LADDER OFF THE GROUND WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
OPERATOR WAS ON THE BACK OF THE 950F LOADER SERVICING ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THE LOADER ROLLED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE BETWEEN HIS LOADER AND THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS SERVICING.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF HIS CAT 966 LOADER. ON HIS ASCENT HE SLIPPED OFF THE THIRD STEP & HIT HIS KNEE ON THE SECOND STEP.
EE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK & BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE
WAS FINISHING GREASING ON TOP OF CONVEYOR AND WAS WALKING BACK DOWN THE CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONVEYOR.
WAS DUMPING PEA GRAVEL IN STOCKPILE AREA NEXT TO POWER LINES WHEN HIS TRAILOR GOT CAUGHT UP INTO THE POWER LINES.
WAS LOADING TRUCKS ON STATE STOCKPILE, MATERIAL WAS PACKED HARD AND WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING INTO STOCKPILE THE LOADER JERKED HARD AND EMPLOYEE'S BACK JERKED.