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Employee was climbing off the 988B using the access ladder on the right side of the loader. As employee stepped on the bottom rung of the ladder, his foot slipped off causing him to lose his grip and fall on his left shoulder.
EE AND OTHER EE WERE UNLOADING HEEL PLATES OFF A SMALL SKIDSTEER LOADER ONTO A PALLET LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE SHOP AREA. HE PLACED HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND INSIDE A BOLT HOLE. AS HE PULLED ON THE PLATE HE FELT A SNAP LIKE A RUBBER BAND IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER. SAW DOCTOR ON 7/19, DIAGNOSED RUPTURE TENDON LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EE WAS STEPPING FROM LADDER TO THE GROUND.
EE HAD TO MOVE A BROKEN LOADER TOOTH THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE JAW CRUSHER. AFTER REMOVING THE TOOTH HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TOOTH HE FE LT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. LATER HE WAS WORKING ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE NOTICED THE PAIN WASN'T LETTING UP.
WELDING & REPAIR WORK IN SAND CRUSHER. SAND WAS ON CROSS MEMBER & EE SLIPPED FALLING APPROX. 2' SCRAPING LT. THIGH.
EE WAS CLEANING A SECTION OF A CONE CRUSHER IN PREPARATION FOR A LINER CHANGE. AS HE WALKED AROOUND THE EQUIPMENT HE STEPPED DOWN WRONG ON HIS FOOT STAGERED BACK & FELL OVER USED CONE BACKING CUTTING HIS LEFT CALF.
WHILE HAULING EE NOTICED HIS RIGHT DOOR WAS SLIGHTLY A JAR. HE DROVE TO THE LOADING AREA AND REACHED ACROSS CAB TO SHUT THE DOOR TO GET A SEAL. AS HE REACHED AND PULLED ONT HE DOOR HE FELT A P AIN INHIS RIGHT WRIST. HE CONTINUED TO HAUL. WRIST SPRANG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A MOTION SENSOR. HE REACHED BEHIND A GUARD AND THE TIPS OF HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE HIT BY A TAB ON THE FLYWHEEL OF A SCREEN DECK.