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Employee was standing on a Forklift Rail Stopper while putting a label on a pallet. Employee slipped off of the rail and employee's hand landed on a conveyor roller and employee hyper extended arm.
Employee had pull cables in hand and went to turn and twisted knee. EE didn't pivot foot when EE turned and it caused a strain on right knee.
Employee was throwing bags and then kicked the bag slipping on a mat. The employee strained their groin and left leg when they slipped.
Record heavy snow and employee slipped on ice. Ice melt had been applied.
employee was putting chains on employee's truck when employee walked around the front of the truck employee slipped on the ice and caught self before employee fell all the way to the ground. this caused employee to strain the abdomen/groin area
Employee claimed they got off of the forklift and strained their lower back. EE did not want medical attention but new supervisor insisted that they go to the doctor. Doctor issued a general restriction of limited standing, bending and twisting. The employee performed their normal job duties the next shift as the general restriction did not affect the normal duties.
Employee was walking and tried to jump over a pallet and tripped over it and fell to the ground and landed on right knee. Employee was seen by doctor and diagnosed with a knee contusion and released to full duty.
Employee slipped in mud in a ditch embankment and fell, landing on EE's back. Doctor gave a 15 pound lift, pull, push restriction.
when the employee was exiting the top of a bulk hopper car the retractable gangway fell. the employee fell and struck her arm on the gangway. the employee was wearing fall protection and was able to self rescue.
Employee was packing in #1Mill when his right leg slipped on the steel railing and he fell down hitting his left knee on the steel rail. He was taken to Pershing General Hospital where he was given a knee brace and crutches and returned to work on light duty.
Employee stepped down from a step onto the ground landing wrong causing the injury.
employee was walking under structure when his ran his hard hat into some conduit that was blocked from his view by his hard hat. This caused him to jamb his neck and fall to the ground. when he fell to the ground he landed on his rear and hurt the lower tailbone hip area.
Employee's shoes were wet when descending stairs to cement. This caused him to slip and fall. He tried to catch himself with his right hand and strained the elbow and wrist
Employee was moving a hose on top of the bulk hopper car, it was twisted and when she moved it, it caused her to fall.
Employee stepped from the seat of his forklift and stepped wrong on his leg and strained his lower back.
Mine road had very wet, muddy, and slick due to rain. Employee was walking on the wet ground. Employee then slipped and fell on right shoulder and felt great pain in shoulder. Employee is part-time and only works once in a while. We did not need him to fill in after the injury.
Employee was descending a fixed ladder from one level when his foot slipped and he fell to the deck. He fell approximately 4 6 landing on his feet.
Troubleshooting and Repairing 2F27 Blower - after making repairs and filling blower with oil stood up and backed away from blower while doing so fell backwards, while trying to grab nearby handrail to prevent fall, bent back or jammed right thumb.
Employee had just finished cleaning an area in the structure and was walking back to the Kiln office. It was raining and the ground was wet. When she stepped up on the concrete she lost her footing and fell on her right knee.
Truck driver was exiting truck and fell off of step. Factured lower left leg.
While employee was coming down the stairs holding both handrails his right heel caught the stair and caused him to lurch forward. This caused him to hyper extend his right knee.