When the team member stepped off the last rung onto the ground the team member planted foot wrong and rolled ankle.
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Showing all 8Team member was changing rollers on 4127 conveyor, stepped on uneven ground and rolled right ankle. Originally first aid. EE received medical treatment on 7/1/21.
Team member stepped into a divot causing the team member's knee to jam. Initially this injury was considered first aid. Physical therapy was requested on 9/19/19 making this reportable.
After turning and starting down steps on push frame (blade arm) to dismount dozer, Team Member's foot missed the step causing employee to fall to the ground.
Team Member inadvertently skipped two steps of stairs and fell forward. EE reached the landing feet first but felt EE's knee hyperextend. Team Member immediately felt pain in knee. The injury was classified first aid until 5/2/16 when the doctor requested physical therapy and prescription medication.
Team Member was exiting portable restroom and tripped on a support leg to a light plant. Team Member fell to the ground onto his hands and knees. Did not seek medical treatment until 9/24/15.
Team member injured his left knee when he turned while shoveling in a trench.
Employee reported that while attempting to remove a broken weir board from a sluice box, he slipped and fell down the bank of an empty dredge pond. Injuries were contusions to back and ankle and ankle sprain