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Employee was loading a part onto a truck. As the part was coming onto the trailer, he started to step onto the trailer. The lifting apparatus broke causing the part to strike the trailer causing him to be thrown to the ground.
Employee was walking in storage area looking for parts when she slipped on ice landing on her shoulder, arms basically her left side. Today 02/12/08 she went to the doctor. She was released to full duty with no restrictions.
Slipped on ice and fell and struck elbow
Employee carried some paper work to the office from her car and when she made a 2nd trip she slipped and fell landing on her right knee. She reported this immediately, but her knee just flared up recently and she notified the safety dept on Jan 8th and she went to the doctor and came back to work with no restrictions and a full release.
Employee was washing down in the sampler building. He was egressing down the stairs to the next level when he stepped onto the steel landing, it was slick with water and some ice and he slipped and fell twisting his right knee.
Employee fell from truck while exiting and hurt her L-foot. She reported this immediately and finished her rotation. On her days off she became ill with pneumonia went to doc on 13th had foot checked, turned out a small break. I was contacted on the 13th and she was released from doc with illness but had 3 days of restrictions left for foot and could not work.
Employee tripped carrying 5 gallons of oil into the oil shed striking his left shoulder on the bucket, pulling the muscle in his left shoulder. He was treated and released at the hospital and has returned to work with no restrictions.
Employee left the upstairs locker room to go home for the evening, when he slipped on the top stair and re-caught himself a few steps below. He returned to work the following day, the 5th, missed his shift on the 6th, but returned to work on the 6th. He has no restrictions.
Mechanic was walking across the plant towards the maintenanve shop, when the plant suffered a power bump. At that time all ground lights as well as the maintenance shop went out. The mechanic tripped over a black skid steer bucket, which was laying on the ground. When landed his left knee landed on a rock, bruising his knee. He did not miss any work.
Exiting fork lift. Snagged cuff of ovealls on window latch and twisted left shoulder.
When employee walked across the lab to help set samples in ADL, she slipped on wet spot caused by employees tracking snow in on their feet. She tried to catch herself, twisted her right knee. Since she couldn't bear weight on right foot, she went to emergency room. She returned 10/12/06 & continued normal work schedule & duties until surgery on 11/13/06. Reportable as LTA 11/13/06.
Was running dozer-ripping rock-ripper tooth came loose. Found it in shock and shook it loose with his foot, knelt down on right knee to pick it up and slipped carrying it to the dozer.
Employee was working graveyard shift 6.00pm on the 23rd to 6.00 am on the 24th - was leaving to start his vehicle at the end of his shift. Employee slipped on some ice and fell flat on his back. Employee returned the next day and left early and called off on next scheduled shift.
Employees were about to finish their shift when a part of the steel structure gave way causing the employee and the ladder the employee was working to slide 16' and reached hopper openings (which were covered with plywood - the concrete broke through) and fell through and landed approx 20' below the bin bottom floor (to ground level)
Pulling heavy control valve with rope, slipped on grating and landed on back, strained back.
Snowing heavily with icy roads and gusting winds