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Employee was exiting a sand screw basin, while starting to exit the basin retractable lanyard seized causing the employee to stumble backwards and strike middle back on the sand screw (auger) causing a contusion.
Employee was walking, slipped on snow/icy steps of office.
Miner was cleaning/shoveling excess feed from the around the mobile rinser, loader operator placed material into hopper when a compacted segment slid from grizzly grid striking miner. Miner lost EE's balance / footing falling to the ground. During chain of events after being struck and coming to rest on the ground, miner sustained a fractured femur on EE's left leg.
Employee was walking to raw feed area to collect a sample for quality control. While walking, employee tripped in mud and fell down. First aid was performed. Employee went to an occupational clinic on July 16, 2018, where employee was treated for a sprained right knee.
Plant operator stepped onto grating. The grating shifted, causing the operator to trip and fall. First aid was provided. Employee went to an occupational clinic on July 18, 2018, where ee was treated for a sprained right knee.
Crane mechanic was working on the Link Belt Crane pulling the air cleaner. EE stepped back thinking EE was stepping onto the main deck from the catwalk. EE miss-stepped, missing the main deck and fell to the ground level. EE was not wearing fall protection.
Employee was closing hatches on top of a semi-trailer. Employee was wearing fall protection. The driver released EE's air brakes and began pulling off the scale. The sudden movement caused the employee to stumble backwards and EE fell off the side of the trailer. The employee struck the side of the trailer.
Employee was walking down stairs when EE missed the last step and fell.
Employee was leaving flocculant building when employee slipped.
Technician was on on-call weekend and was unloading and placing barrels. The technician had to cross over a concrete transformer pad. There was a hole that was not covered and the area was poorly lit. As the technician turned around the technician missed footing and tripping on the edge of the hole and foot going into hole.
Employee was working on removing ice as he stepped off the last step on the ground level set of stairs with my left foot and slipped on a flat sheet of ice. Investigation Findings: At the bottom of the stairs on the line 1 diester there was a layer of packed snow and ice covered by water as the ice was melting. There were no signs of ice or snow on the stairs or hand rails.
Employee was getting air filters off the warehouse rack. He was using the 5 foot mobile stairs instead of the 8 foot stairs. when he reached for the filters on the top shelf at a height of 12 feet he lost his balance and fell backwards off the stairs, landed on his right heel. Employee has a broken heel
Employee was walking to the stacker belt after a heavy rain storm, there was an accumulation of water he tripped fell forward and hit his head on the metal frame, leaving a red mark, there was no excessive swelling, no loss of conscience.
After getting out of loader, operator turned and twisted right knee.
While clearing walkways of snow and ice; slipped and fell.
Employee was stepping down off rail car with left leg and spraining left ankle.
Employee was working in a dozer when he decided to exit the vehicle. At this time he caught his left foot on the foot rest and twisted his left knee. Employee hurt his knee on the 5th and sought medical attention on the 6th of November.
Employee was walking on locomotive walkway and slipped on oil causing him to fall onto his RT knee.
Employee was climbing down from D8 dozer, he was facing machine using 3 point contact. He stepped onto the mid rail between the tracks his foot slipped off, he tried to catch himself his arm slipped through the bar and wedged under the fender causing the fracture. This employee's left hand was severely deformed in an accident a few years back and doesn't have a hand to grasp with.
Employee was climbing out of skid steer and slipped, scraping his leg on the bucket and injuring his shoulder.
The employee slipped on ice in the parking lot that was built up under a layer of snow. The employee injured his ankle and is on restricted duty.
Employee was getting out of L220F loader and rolled his ankle on a frozen clod.
Employee climbing over railcar, missed a step and tried to catch himself. Felt pops / snaps in elbow.
Employee was stepping out of dozer, slipped, and hit his left knee on the dozer track.
Return idler was on the ground in front of the Maintenance shop. Employee was distracted and tripped over the return idler. Stitches in right leg.
Employee was standing on a step stool to increase visibility. The step stool was not secured to the floor grating and it slipped through the floor grating. The employee injured his shoulder when he tried to catch himself. Employee did not seek medical attention until 6-5-08. This is when activity became restricted.