SLIPPED AND FELL FROM BULLDOZER WHILE FUELING MACHINE.
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Showing all 25EMPLOYEE WAS WLAKING TOWARD EQUIPMENT WHICH HE OPERATED - SLIPPED ON MUD AND ICE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER EE S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL STRIKING BACK.
WHILE DRIVING TO CHECK PUMPS EE HIT A BUMP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GROUND WHEN STEPPING OFF BOTTOM RUNG OF LET BOARDING LADDER
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER EMPL'S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK & FELL STRIKING BACK. ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 12/4/90 BUT EMPL DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 6/19/91,
BROKEN HYDRAULIC HOSE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT HYDRAULIC FLUID SPLAYED ON TO TURBO CHARGER CAUSING FIRE IN MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND CAB OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CLEVIS FROM RIPPER SHANK, STRUCK FINGER WITH CLEVIS PIN CAUSING INJURY.
WAS MAKING SAFETY BENCH FOR DRAG, GOT OUT ON TRACK AND ROCK CAME DOWN OFF HIGHWALL AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
WHILE REMOVING BACK OF BELLY PAN FROM CAT 980 C, HE REMOVED 3 OF 4 BOLTS AND THE 4TH BOLT BROKE, LETTING THE PAN FALL ON HIS FOOT. THIS CAUSED HIS GREAT TOE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT TO BREAK.
HE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB ONTO THE TRACK AND SLID OFF.
WHILE LIFTING AND CARRYING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FROSTY GROUND, FALLING AND SPRAINING LOWER BACK.
WHILE TURNING THE HANDLE TO CLOSE THE SHUTTER ON DRAGLINE RADIATOR HANDLE SNAPPED BACK JAMMING HIS WRIST.
WHILE STEPPING OFF DRAGLINE ONTO TRACK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS KNEE. START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9-28-88
EMPLOYEE WAS TENDING WATER PUMPS HE STEPPED INA MUD HOLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HIS FOOT HE GAVE HIS FOOT A HARD JERK INJURING HISF OOT
EMPL. WAS OPERATING CAT 988B FRONT END LOADER. COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN DURING SHIFT. PAIN WORSENED DURING PERIOD OF OPERATION.
MOVING MINING E0UIPMENT DOWN SLOPE (AUGER) FOR UNKNOWN REASON MACHINE TRAVELED DOWN SLOPE APPROZ 30 FT INTO BERM
EMP WAS PULLING3ON HYDRAULIC LINE TRYING TO TAKE IT OFF MACHINE. HE WAS POSITIONED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND WHILE PULLING HURT HIS LOWER BACK
AT SHIFTS END E4P WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRACK TO BLADE ARM FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON BLADE ARM AND TRACK
EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF DOZER HE STEPPED IN A RUT TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL
WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK ON DOZER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING RIGHT LEG ON CONTACT WITH GROUND.
EMP WAS LAYING UNDER DOZER TIGHTENING UP TILT LINES ON M ACHINE WHEN CHUNK OF RUST STRUCK EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF SCREEN AT CRUSHER. WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF BELT STRIKING EMPLOYEE\S HAND.
WHILE HELPING TO LOAD DOZER BLADE ONTO LOWBOY WITH BOOM TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING BLADE FRAME CYLINDER OVER TRUCK WHEN SECTION OF FRAME CYLINDER FELL STRIKING HIM ON FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS OILING ON 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE WHEN HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN OF SUMP PUMP SEVERING TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.