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WHILE LOADING OVERBURDEN WITH AN ENDLOADER, A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING THE BUCKET WHICH SEVERELY JARRED THE ENTIRE MACHINE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE OPERATOR'S LOWER BACK AND L EFT LEG.
WALKING IN THE PIT,EMPL STEPPED ON LOOSE SOIL WHICH GAVE WAY CAUSING SLIP AND SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
STANDING ON ACCESS LADDER OF FUEL TRUCK,EMPL FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL CATCHING LEFT LEG ON A LADDER RUNG CAUSING A SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
68935 STANDING ON THE SIDE OF A SPOIL BANK A ROCK UNEXPLICABLY DISLODGED & ROLLED DOWN THE BANK STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION
WHILE STANDING ON A FALLEN TREE AND PULLING ON A WIRE ROPE TO FREE IT UP, THE VICTIM SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE TRANSPORTING A BARREL FULL OF COAL WITH A HAND TRUCK (DOLLY), THE BARRELL CAME OFF ALLOWING THE HAND TRUCK HANDLE TO FLY BACK AND STRIKE THE VICTIM CAUSING A CUT ON THE FOREHEAD AND A CU T BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.
LETTING LIFTING JACK DOWN JACK KICKED OUT WT FELL ON R THUMB SEVERED TIP
WHILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCKS VICTIM STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA
INJURED BENT OVER TO GO UNDER 4" PIPE BESIDE VERTICAL COLUMN AND WHEN RAISING UP HE HIT HIS RIGHT EYE ON X-BRACE PLATE (X-BRACING HAD BEEN RELOCATED EARLIER) WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO COLUMN. NO P ERMANENT DAMAGE TO VICTIM, SWELLED RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.
WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER ON SIDE OF A 16FT RIVER CELL I NAME FELL OFF THE LADDER & LANDED ON THE RAKE END OF A COAL BARGE