WHEN ENTERING THE SHOP AREA, I TRIPPED ON AN OVERHEAD CRANE BRACE, FELL FORWARD, STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE AND NOSE ON A GEAR WHICH WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR.
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Showing all 9MISSED ONE STEP, FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER. WAS GETTING OFF THE END-DUMP TRUCK I WAS OPERATING.
AS I WAS CLIMBING ON DOZER TO BEGIN OPERATING 1 SLIPPED DUE TO ICE ON DOZER TRACK & HIT RIBS AGAINST STEPS & FELL
WINDOW ON PAN WAS FROZEN SHUT, EE TRIED TO FORCE OPEN, WINDOW OPENED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING APPLIED. EE WAS CUT ON THUMB.
REPAIR WORK TURNING PULLEY BELTS TO CHECK WEAR INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT CUT OPEN
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF DOZER TO BEGIN DAYS WORK THERE WAS SOME SHOW FROM NIGHT SNOW FLURRIES ON DOZER CAUSING IT TO BE SLIPPERY OPERATOR FELL AND BRUISED HIS TAILBONE.
AT APPROX 10:30 PM I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK HIS DOZER FROM THE PIT AREA UP AN ACCESS ROAD TO REINFORCE A DIVERSION DITCH AT THE TIME IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO I.NAME S LACK OF VISIBILITY THINKING HE WAS PAST A LOW WALL AREA HE BEGAN TO TURN THE DOZER RT UPON TURNING THE DOZER BROKE TRACTION CAUSING TH MACHINE TO DROP ALONG THE LOW WALL AND RESTING ON THE
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A SMALL TOOL BOX UP ONTO A PLATFORM AND STEPPED BACK DOWN FROM A LADDER ONTO A HOME MADE COAL RAKE WHICH SNAPPED THE HANDLE BETWEEN THE EYES CAUSING AND GASH.
EITHER CONST WA8 REPLACING FLOOR UNDER GOB CONVEYER THAT DAY AND OUR MEN WERE REPLACING PLANKS IN GOB BIN. PLANKS WER BEING RAISED THROUGH TRAP DOOR ON 2ND FLOOR, I.NAME APPARENTLY WENT UP TO SEE HOW WORK WA8 PROGRESSING AND APPARENTLY STEPPED INTO TRAP DOOR OPENING