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THE EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING IN FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OFF SICK. HE WAS SERVICING A LOADER, STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN THE LADDER TO GET OFF THE MACHINE, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS LEFT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO START ENGINE ON AN OIL PUMP. PULLED THE ROPE TOO HARD CAUSING IT TO BOTTOM OUT & STOP SUDDENLY. HE WAS JERKED CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM HIS DRILL, SLIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN, BUT THE LEG WAS NOT FRACTURED.HE ALSO SAID HIS BACK HURT. THERE WAS SNOW ON TH E GROUND WHEN HE FELL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM A DRILL AND CUT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL.
THE EE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS DRILL THRU THE RIGHT DOOR WHEN THE DOOR AND HANDLE SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS ON THE RIGHT HIP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER ON A STEEP SLOPE. THE DOZER TRACK SLID ACROSS A ROCK INTO ANOTHER ROCK WHICH STOPPED IT, CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BE JERKED AROUND PULLING HIS BACK. THE OEPR ATOR HA DHIS SEATBELT ON.
54730GETTING DOWN OFF THE LOADER. JUST AS EMPL GOT TO BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER,SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER THE FRAME OF A TRUCK HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LOOSEN AN OIL FILTER,AND STRAINED HIS GROIN CAUSING IT TO SWELL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. HE STARTED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE BATTERY TO CHECK IT, WHEN THE BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. WHEN THE ACID FROM THE BATTERY WAS T HROWN IN HIS FACE, HE FELL OFF THE LOADER.
THE EE WAS DOING MECHANIC WORK CLOSE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO WAS WELDING AND SUFFERED FROM WELDING FLASH IN BOTH EYES.
EMPL WAS DRIVING HAULER. HE HAD MADE TWO TRIPS DURING WHICH BRAKES WORKED FINE. ON THRID TRIP DOWN HILL HE STATED THAT BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD TRUCK IN SECOND GEAR & FOR SOME REASON IT CAME OUT OF GEAR & WENT TO NEUTRAL. BRAKES FAILED & HE TRIED TO DITCH TRUCK WHEN IT OVERTURNED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A LOADER. WHEN CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET OFF THE LOADER, HE SLIPPED, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, AND HURT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A DOZER WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACK HELPING TO SET THE CAB ON THE DOZER HS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HURTING HIS LEFT ARM LEG & HIP
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL WHEN SOME ROCKS FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL AS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, AND CAME DOWN ON THE DRILL AND INTO THE CAB. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM AND LEG WAS BRU ISED.