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SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN OUT OF 500 KOMOTSU LOADER HIT THE STEPS OF LOADER IWTH RIGHT ARM AND RIBS. BROKEN MIRROR PIECES GOT INTO EE'S ARM. EE'S BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND THIS COULD HAVE CONTRI BUTED TO HIM SLIPPING.
EMPLOYEE REPORTS HE UNCOULPED A POLY PIPE AT THE AREA AND WAS SEPERATING THE PIPE WHEN IT SUDDNELY CLOSED THE TWO FLANGED ENDS CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ENDS.
EE REPORTS HE WAS RIDING 4 WHEELER TO CHECK ON A PUMP, GOING DOWN A HILL, HIT A BUMP AND LOST CONTROL. LANDED ON KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF E-2 EXTRACTOR AFTER PICKING UP SAMPLES AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
CLOSING AND OPENING VALVES AFTER CLEANING FILTER - OPENED VALVE TO FILTER - CLOSED VALVE FROM MIXER TANK. SOLUTION SPRAYED FROM GASKET SEAL ON ELECTROLYTE FILTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION WITHA UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND THE KNIFE CUT HIS LEG.
EMPLOYE EWAS USING A HAMMER AND JACKHAMMER OT BREAK A PVC CONDUIT STUB UP. ONE OF THE LOWS CAUSED A FRAGMENT TO COME OFF THE BIT AND PUNCTURE THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM.
EMPLOYEE INVOLVED BELIEVES THAT EQUIPMENT MALFUANCTION CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROLW HILE TRYING TO NAVIGATE A DOWNWARD LEFT HAND TURN. INSUFFICIENT BERM HEIGHT FAILED TO ST OP THE FRONT END LOADER FROM DEPARTIGN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRAVELING A DISTANCE BEFORE ROLLING WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON IT'S ROOF AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL RAVINE. EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO EM
LIFTING 100# BAG OF SANDBLASTING SAND FROM PALLET AND FILLING SANDBLASTING ROT.
IN PROCESS OF TIRE REMOVAL OF MILL LINERS DIRT AND SCALE FELL AND WAS BLOWN INTO LEFT EYE BY COOLING FAN.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GREASING THE CAT WHEN THE GREASE HOSE ON THE SERVICE TRUCK RUPTURED AND HIGH PRESSURE GREASE CUT AND PENETRATED HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE 950 LOADER,AND HE GOT OFF TO MOVE A 10" POLYTHYLENE PIPE.IT WAS FULL OF RUST.AS HE LIFTED THE PIPE TO PUT A CHAIN AROUND IT,HE FELL FROM THE STRAIN ON HIS BACK.
EMP STATES HE WAS GREASING THE CAT WHEN THE GREASE HOSE ON SERVICE TRUCK RUPTURED AND HIGH PRESSURE GREASE CUT AND PENETRATED HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS REMOVING A 6" VALVE AND RUBBER HOSE FROM A PORTABLE PUMP, AND WHILE USING A BAR TO MOVE THE HOSE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
SITTING DOWN WE5DING OVERHEAD AS HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE.GRABBED ONTO ANGLE IRON TO CATCH BALANCE ANGLE IRON MOVED AND ALL PRESSURE AND WEIGHT WERE PUT ON RIGHT LEG.
EMP REPORTS SQU5TING DOWN TO GLUE 6 IN PVC PIPE UPONG STANDING UP KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT