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Employee and coworker were working on screeners when the employee started to climb up to a work platform. They placed left foot on the first step, then slipped, twisted, and strained upper leg.
EE was walking around a bag and tripped on the pallet the bag was sitting on, causing EE to fall on the ground and land on EE's right shoulder.
As employee was walking on the bottom floor of the main building on L3, they stepped over a small berm to go up the steps to the Niro, lost balance and fell. At the time of the accident the employee didn't think medical attention was necessary.
Wet, slippery floor due to maintenance being performed, breaking open a slurry line which then created a slip, trip, fall hazard. Injured employee lost footing and fell hitting head- concrete floor requiring medical treatment. Accident -policy update retraining employees on Hazard Recognition & Workplace Examination with instructions for slurry pump maintenance.
Employee started shift on 8/28/21 at 6PM operating a Loader. At 2:30AM (8/29/21), they stopped Loader operation for a break. When they stepped down onto last step, they reported left knee bent backwards causing pain. Medical care diagnoses include: 1) sprain of unspecified site of left knee, 2-3) pain in and effusion unspecified knee, and 4) other bursitis.
Employee tripped over door threshold and landed on EE's right ankle.
A contractor truck driver was opening a hatch on top of the trailer when the driver fell off of the truck. The driver was using a safety rack to access the hatch on top of the truck. The driver complained of back pain. 911 was called and driver was taken to the ER via ambulance. X-rays showed no broken bones. Driver was released with "bumps and bruises."