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Employee was walking behind a refuge chamber in a stope to use the restroom when EE tripped on a piece of screen that was laying on the ground. The area was flat in nature and employee slipped on screen injuring their right leg.
A mechanic was entering the cab of 8172 drill when they lost their footing. When they lost their footing, they grabbed the rail inside of the cab, causing a shoulder strain.
Employee states that they were stepping out of an anfo-rig when they stepped on a rock. Employee fell and caught themselves with their right hand, injuring right hand.
An electrician working in the area of West A feeder belt passed a barricade when walking down the catwalk, and fell through to the ground below. The area had previously been barricaded off due to unstable catwalk platforms that needed to be replaced/fixed.
Miner was walking around cleaning the drill with a pressure sprayer wand, when miner fell, in doing so it caused the wand to rotate back to miner's face. The water stream cut a small laceration above miner's eye that required two stitches to close.
The employee was standing on a railing to unclog a discharge line, when EE lost EE's balance and stepped down hard on EE's left heel causing a fracture to EE's heel.
Employee was stepping down off of a bolter onto a set of mobile stairs when left foot slipped out from under employee causing employee to twist Right knee. Employee sustained a sprain to MCL/possible medial meniscal tear.
The employee was going to put a bolt on the driver when EE tripped on a rock, falling to the ground. EE stuck hands out to catch self and noticed afterward that the right hand was starting to swell.
The employee had been installing air and water in the 1092 stope and while attempting to turn the air header back on, the employees feet became tangled causing the miner to fall. The employee placed left arm out to brace the fall and struck the ground.
Employee was stacking screen on rib, when EE stepped back EE didn't realize EE's footing was on a piece of screen. The screen slid out from underneath EE, causing the employee to slip and fall.
Employee was performing routine maintenance of crusher and when walking down crusher stairs, foot got hung up causing employee to lose balance. In the process of catching self from falling, employee jammed/twisted back.
The employee was carrying empty boxes from the powder magazine when the employee dropped one of the boxes, causing employee to trip over the box. Employee fell on outstretched arm. The employee sustained a strain to left wrist and was placed in an immobilizer splint.
Shop employee was stepping down from getting oil from a bin when employee lost footing and fell into the rib. When striking the rib, the incident caused a 1/2 laceration on left forearm requiring 5 stitches.
The employee was walking down a set of steps into the PM rack when EE slipped and fell. The EE caught self with right arm causing an injury to EE's right shoulder.
EE was walking to the cage to exit the mine when right boot kicked left boot causing them to fall. The EE struck left knee on the ground and sustained trauma with effusion to left knee as a result.
The employee was exiting the haul truck when they jumped off the ladder skipping the last step. The employee rolled an ankle when they landed on the ground.
Employee was walking on a freshly graded road in 29S-6A, up to the face, when left heel slipped in the gravel causing employee to lose balance. While attempting to catch self, employee hyperextended L knee, causing a sprain.
The employee was exiting a kubota side by side ATV when EE's right foot slipped on the wet/uneven ground, causing EE's right ankle to roll. The employee sustained a sprain to EE's right ankle.
Employee was changing a lift cylinder on top of a loader when the incident occurred. The employee was trying to move the crane in a better position with a strap when the employee lost balance falling approx. 5ft to the ground below.
Miner was in the process of scaling down the loose ground on the rib, as EE moved to avoid falling materials EE twisted left knee.
Employee mounted a tractor on the surface prior to going underground to start shift. After mounting the tractor, employee thought that the safety latch/gate was closed on the rear of the tractor and went to lean back against it when employee fell out approx. 3ft landing on left side.
Operator was hooking up a water hose to the Sandvik DD311 drill, when EE turned to return to the drill after turning the water on, EE tripped over something. EE caught self on outstretched hands, receiving a laceration to the palm of EE's right hand.
EE was in the powder mag loading stick powder onto the blasting rig when ee tripped on the banding of an empty pallet near the pallet of stick powder ee was loading from. EE fell, causing ee to roll R ankle. Employee continued to work through shift, telling supervisor at the end of shift and requesting to see Occupational Nurse.
At Approximately 2:10 A.M. a miner was loading roof bolts into the back of a tractor. The stack began to fall against the miner's legs pushing miner to the ground and on the way down miner struck face on the back of the tractor. Originally, treated as a first aid, but later diagnosed with a concussion.
10/11/2018, an operator tripped and suffered a fracture to left ankle. The operator was working in the 261-17 area nipping steel with another operator. They were walking a piece of screen through the stope to load onto a flatbed truck with one individual walking backwards. The individual that was walking backwards tripped over loose rock causing individual to fall.
employee was walking back to the rig when they tripped on a rock, causing them to fall, and land on their right arm, c/o R shoulder pain.
Mechanic in UG shop was assisting employee reversing mobile equipment when mechanic slipped and fell approximately 4 feet injuring R knee.
17% decline worker was walking down ramp to get a bar. Slipped and lost footing, fell to knees. Right knee landed on sharp rock, cutting the knee.
Alleged slipped in shower, injuring back. Did not report til end of shift on the next day
Stepping out of truck bed when lost footing resulting in a fall and a twisted knee. Placed on light duty for 1 week
EE alleges slipped and felt knee pop. Did not report until the next day. Dx. with a knee strain and referred to ortho. Placed on restrictions until that consult is completed.
Stepping down off drill when employee stumbled, tried to catch self and jammed left middle finger-xrays revealed small fx.
Tripped when dismounting and turned ankle resulting in a sprain.
Ee was walking underground and felt a pop in R knee and had immediate pain. *Injury did not become reportable until 7/9/15.
Operator went to step over the slide of the drill and his foot got caught under slide causing him to fall injuring his elbow.
Employee was exiting the genie lift man basket. The genie lift man basket was on the ground. While exiting the basket, the employee's right heel of their boot got caught on the toe board causing the employee to trip and fall to the ground.
Employee stepped on a rock and it rolled out from under his feet causing him to fall down spraining his knee
Employee was in process of taking down a booster fan when he slipped and fell approx. 20 ft. His tie off point wasn't secure and didnt hold.
While an employee was loading the Anfo rig, he slipped and lost his balance. As the employee went to catch himself he bent his wrist backwards.
Stood up from squatting position, slipped and fell backwards, lacerating rt elbow either on rig or rock.
Employee was working on the roof replacing a compressor on a roof mounted condensing unit. A storm was quickly approaching. Employee needed to exit the roof quickly. While descending on the ladder, the ladder started to slide and he fell from the ladder.
Welding, changed position and fell against a rusty piece of metal causing a laceration to rt forearm.
slipped on ladder and fell
walking on decline when felt rt knee pop. diagnosed with fractured knee cap and torn ligament
Operator was dismounting drill when he slipped and fell hitting his back against the drill.
Miner was standing on an A frame ladder to remove a hose from a loader when he fell.
Stepped off ladder into wet concentrate and rolled his ankle
Miner tripped over a bull hose; fell and struck rock with left hand causing a laceration.
Walking when he slipped on loose rocks, reached out to catch himself when he cut his hand on the rib of the mine.
Miner stepped from tractor, slipped on rock, and fell on his left hand causing a laceration that required 8 stitches