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Plant Electrician was responding to a pump outage and was walking to the area when they took a step off step onto a concrete walkway and slipped. The employee fell backwards and fell against the corner of the fiberglass step, breaking one rib.
A water hose used to fill a small tank slipped out of a flange and was spraying water outside the tank. A Plant Operator climbed up a small step ladder to retrieve the hose when the Operator slipped from the 3rd rung. Operator's left knee landed on a metal floor drain cover, resulting in a fractured patella.
Operator was walking up a set of stairs when the sole of their boot detached from the boot. The loose sole caught the stair and Operator tripped and their knee hit the metal grating landing, cutting their knee. Operator received four stitches.
Mechanic exited EE's job cart and sprained EE's left ankle when stepping onto uneven surface. Employee released to full duties, but continued to experience symptoms. No other accidents after to aggravate the original sprain. Physician eventually requested an MRI and found some calcium deposits in ankle. Surgery was performed on 06/17/2019 to remove the deposits.
Shift Supervisor was walking outdoors on a paved roadway when left foot slipped on a thin layer of wet clay dust. The employee rolled ankle and fell onto backside. The employee was unable to stand and was transported to the hospital, where EE was diagnosed with a fractured ankle. Weather condition was very fine misty rain.
Operator was dismounting from a Komatsu WA200 front end loader, when a foot slipped off the bottom step, twisting the left ankle.
Plant Operator was walking up metal stairs when right foot slipped off a stair tread. EE leg dropped suddenly and knee hit the front edge of the stair, cutting right knee. Five stitched were needed to treat the wound.
Employee just finished servicing a piece of equipment and was walking down a small set of steps (3 steps) when their foot slipped, and they fell onto concrete floor on their backside. Employee extended both arms/hands beneath them to break the fall, spraining both wrists.
Operator was carrying a plastic shroud to wrap a finished 1000 lb big bag of product. The Operator stepped on the bottom edge of the shroud and fell face first to the same level. The operator put EE's hands out to break the fall and EE's right hand contacted the concrete floor, resulting in a laceration of the palm and a fracture of the 5th metacarpal bone.
Operator was walking up steps on Southwest corner of the SPU plate press when his right foot slipped off first step, causing his right shoulder to strike the press frame. The physical contact with the frame of the press caused a deep bruise on the right arm below the shoulder.
Employee tripped over a shovel, falling on left side of face and right shoulder, resulting in contusions.
Operator was climbing downstairs and slipped. When he slipped he reached out with his left arm to catch his balance resulting in a strain to the shoulder muscle.
Employee was walking between plants, slipped on a wet surface and fell, injuring lower back. Was diagnosed as lower back strain.
Operator slipped on a mine residue onto the floor and sprained his right ankle.