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Employee was stepping off of a forklift to dispose of an empty bag and slipped in mud and landed on EE's right elbow.
Miner was getting off the forklift when EE stepped onto uneven pavement and twisted EE's ankle.
Miner was cleaning on the mezzanine level when miner stepped on a piece of cardboard covering a hole and miner's foot sank in the hole twisting ankle.
Employee was running from one location to another in the plant and slipped and fell landing on their right wrist.
The miner indicated EE twisted EE's left knee when getting on and off the forklift. This employee normally works at a mine site in Glenrock, WY but was on temporary assignment at a site in Cuba, NM at the time of the injury.
The miner was attempting to step over a pile of snow and EE's right foot got caught on the pile of snow causing EE to lose balance and fall on left shoulder.
The miner was walking outside the plant inspecting ladders and didn't notice the trash barrel clamp against the wall and tripped over it.
Operators were cleaning up a spill, one using a skid steer the other shoveling into the bucket. At the time of the incident the operator stepped towards the skid steer and stepped into the skid steer causing left knee to buckle. The operator heard and felt a pop and felt an intense pain in left knee.
Employee was working on cleaning a forklift after loading a bag of material into the machine. The employee went outside to clean off the fork lift after material had spilled on top of the unit. It had rained recently and the forklift was wet. The employee stepped on the right fork and slipped and fell. EE landed on hip, shoulder and elbow.
The employee was carrying a hoe when she tripped over a block of wood frozen to the ground. She fell and landed on the handle of the hoe. The breath was knocked out of her and she became very tender and sore on her right side near her ribcage.
Employee slipped and fell on ice/snow and injured right knee and left elbow.
Working on top of a tote, employee jumped off it and injured ankle.
Employee was instructed to clean out crumblier. Employee took shovel off hook, turned, lost balance and began to fall. Because employee had not put safety grate over ladder hole, employee's left leg fell down ladder hole. Employee caught himself with right leg, but believes that he hyperextended right knee.
Employee was sweeping and cleaning on the 4th floor, plant manager was cleaning on the 3rd floor. When manager went to 4th floor, employee stated that she tripped and hurt her wrist. Employee was taken to local clinic, then transferred to hospital where they diagnosed her with a dislocated wrist.