WORK SHIFT WAS JUST ENDING, DROVE LOARDER TO PARKING AREA, THE WIND WAS BLOWING UP TO 68 MPH AND AS SHE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE LOADER WAS HOLDING ON RAIL WITH RIGHT HAND AND SHUTING THE DO OR OF LOADER WITH LEFT HAND, THE WIND CAUGHT DOOR AND CAUSED HER TO LOOSE GRIP ON RAIL. SHE FELLL ON HER BACK TO THE GROUND.
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Showing all 6EMPL WAS OPERATING CRUSHER SAW PIECE OF STTL IN MATERIAL SHUT DOWN CRUSHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECH PIECE OF STEEL SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARD OVER GUARD RAIL TO GROUND APPROX 10'.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WEAR SHOE ON A SPOKANE CRUSHER.WHILE HITTING SHOE WITH A HAMMER TO REMOVE LOCKING PIN,A PIECE FRACTURED OFF THE SHOE AND ENTERED THE RIGHT SIDE OF NECK OF EMPLOYEE.
WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN SPOKANE CRUSHER WHEN A CHUNK OF STEEL WENT INTO 1ST FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
THE INJURED WENT OVER TO THE NEXT DOOR OFFICE TO GET A NEW SUPPLY OF SCALE TICKETS.SHE SET THEM DOWN OUTSIDE THE OFFICE DOOR,STEPPED BACK INSIDE THE OFFICE TO CONVERSE WITH THE BOOKKEEPER,THEN AS SHE LEFT,FORGOT THE BOX OF TICKETS WERE THERE,AND FELL OVER THEM ONTO THE SIDEWALK.SHE GOT UP PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE BOX OF TICKETS INTO THE SCALE ROOM(WHERE SHE WORKS)IT WAS QUITTING TIME
OPERATOR WAS WORKING THE FACE OF THE BANK. INSTEAD OF WORKING THE FACE EVENLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE THE OPERATOR WAS DIGGING IN ONE SPOT IN THE MIDDLE, UNDERMINING THE BACK AND CAUSING THE DIRT UP TOP TO COME DOWN ON THE BUCKET AND THE FRONT OF THE LOADED, BURYING THE FRONT OF THE LOADER.