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EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING WHEEL BARRELL AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, STEPPED ON CLINKER MATERIAL (ROCK) AND TWISTED ANKLE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON A PERMANENT LADDER WITH HIS FEET APPROX. 11 FEET OFF FLOOR LEVEL. PLATFORM LEVEL WAS 14'. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE PLATFORM UNPLUGGING A HOT CEMENT PRODUC T LINE. WHEN THE LINE CLEARED SOME OF THE PRODUCT BLEW OUT ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO TURN LOOSE OF THE LADDER AND LAND ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.
CHECKING FUEL TANK ON TOP OF DRILL UNIT, SLIPPED OFF FALLING BACKWARDS ON TAILBONE.
PIPE WRENCH CAUGHT IN ROTATING DRILL ROD PULLING AROUND HAND OF OPERATOR IN ROTATION. THE ATTEMPT WAS TO BREAK DRILL ROD WHILE ROD WAS ROTATING WITH A PIPE WRENCH.
OPERATOR WAS CLEANING OUT PACKING MACHINE WITH A VACUM SYSTEM. HE WAS ON 3RD PORT SUCKING MATERIAL OUT OF THE FILL TUBE VACUM. OPERATOR BUMPED THE CUT OFF VALVE. WHICH PINCHED LEFT THUMB UNDE R A PRODUCT FLOW CLAMP. DUE TO COLD WEATHER OPERATOR FELT NO PAIN AND THOUGHT HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT. HE PULLED GLOVE AND TIP OF THUMB OFF.