AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE WAS TRAVELING TO THE PARKING LOT THROUGH SNOW AND MUD TO PARK HIS DOZER. HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK TO GET OFF WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE, CUTTING AND BRUISING IT AND HURTING HIS NECK. HE HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.
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Showing all 43YHE WAS TAKING A CHAIN OFF OF A 4" PUMP, HE SLIPEPD AND HIT HIS LEFT SIDE RIBS ON THE PUMP.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A CATERPILLER 777 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE 1ST RUNG OF THE LADDER & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND
HE WAS INSTALLING A BELLY PAN ON A D11N DOZER. AFTER INSTALLING THE BELLY PAN HE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DOZER, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HIS RAIN HOOD WEN TOVER HIS EYES AND BLINDED HI M AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOZER RIPPER KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
WHEN COMIGN BACK FROM GETTING A GRASE GUN FROM BEHIND THE LOADER CAB, HE REACHED FOR THE TOP GRAB HANDLE ON THE LOADER CAB. BUT HE GRABBED TH EOPEN CAB DOOR, WHICH SWUNG OPEN, CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE LOADER.
WHILE WLKING ALONG A CAT WALK ON A GRASON PORTABLE COAL CRUSHER HE STEEPED DOWN ONE STEP BADLY TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
FUEL TRUCK DRIVER FELL FROM D9 DOZER WHILE CLIMBING FROM MACHINE.
EE WAS CHECKING COAL IN BED OF TRUCK AND SLIPPEDAND FELL FROM TRUCK.
MINER WAS LEAVING WORK, STEPPED OFF THE SIDEWALK AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE ON WAY TO HIS VEHICLE.
WHILE WORKING ON DOZER, HE REACHED FOR A TOOL AND SLIPPED. HE FELL DOWN BETWEEN THE TRACKS LANDING ON HIS LEFT LEG, TAILBONE & RIGHT HIP.
WHILE CLEANING THE WINDOWS ON HIS 773A CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 10 FT TO THE GROUND. HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND WET, IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE.
WHILE PUMPING OUT A SETTLEMENT POND HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND HE JAMMED THE FINGER INTO THE KNUCKLE CAUSING SWELLING SORENESS & DISCOLORATION
MINER WAS GETTING OFF PERSONNEL CARRIER HE SLIPPED HIS LEG CAUGHT & TWISTED RT LEG
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF STEP WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A TRUCK LADDER. RIGHT FOOT STRUCK GROUND: TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE. STEP WAS MUDDY.
WHILE GREASING CONVEYOR HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TRUCK.
MINER WAS CARRYING A PLANK, TRIPPED & FELL ON SELF-RESCUER.
WHILE INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION DURING A MILD RAIN STORM, HE WAS STANDING ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL YOKE. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE MAIN FRAME RAIL.
HE STEPPED OUT OF THE CATERPILLAR 980 LOADER CAB ONTO THE WALKWAY AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND RAIN COVERED WALKWAY.
HE WAS STEPPING FROM DRAGLINE CATWALK WITH HIS RT FOOT HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED FROM UNER HIM AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE CRAWLER THAT HAD MUD ON HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP FROM FA LLING HEDIDNT FEEL ANY PAIN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY BUT DIDNT REPORT IT & CONTINUED TO WORK FIRST DAY REPORTED TO OPERATOR 01-29-92 HIS FIRST DAY OFF WORK 01-21-92
CROSSING A BELT LINE ON A CROSSWALK HIT BACK ON MINE ROOF & FELL ON H IS LAMP BATTERY & HURT BACK
HE WAS PULLING A HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM UNDER THE END DUMP TRUCK WITH A SLING ATTACHED AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE WHILE BACKING UP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE STEPPED FROM THE MANITOWOC 4600 DRAGLINE HOUSE WALKWAY ONTO THE TRACKS THAT HAD OIL LEAKED ONTO THEM TO PUT SUPPLIES ONTO THE DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED ON THE OIL AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
HE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE D-9 DOZER AND STEPPED ON THE ICE COVERED CAT WALK. HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS REAR END.
FUELING TRUCK ON 4 INCH PLATFORM STEPPED OFF PLATFORM SPRAINED HIS R ANKLE
CRAWLING ON HAND AND KNEES IN CRUSHER CHUTE FOOT SLIPPED R KNEE STRUCK ROCK CAUSING PAIN
ON BREAKER, SHAKING CABLES FELL AGAINST TRUCK THEN TO GROUND STRUCK ARM FRACT ON L ARM
THE BOOM OF THE DRAGLINE FELL AND HE WENT TO JUMP OFF THE DRAGLINE WHEN THE DRAG SHOOK HE FELL OFF TO THE GROUND TEARING LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED SAMPLING WATER AT WEIR SR WATER STATION #1, SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, STRAINED INGUINAL REGION CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JULY 20. WAS OPERATED ON FOR HERNIA ON 7/23/90.
HE WAS STEPPING ACROSS FROM THE TOP OF ONE FUEL TANK TO ANOTHER WHEN HIS RT LEG SLIPPED DOWN BETWEEN THE TANKS & HIS LEFT REAMINED ON TOP THE OTHER TANK HE MAY NEED SURGERY IN THE FUTURE THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE UNTIL 082290
TRIPPED ON BOARD NAILED TO FLOOR OF OIL STORAGE SHED.DIDNT SEEM TO BE ANY PROBLEM. ON JULY 3 JUMPED FROM DRILL TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LEG MUSCLE.
HE WAS STANDING ON A COAL TRUCK TIRE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TIRE AND HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG STRUCK THE TIRE RIM CAUSING A CONTUSION.THIS WAS NOT REPORTED BY EMPLOY EE UNTIL 12-29-89.
WHILE GARDENING SLIPPED FELL ON REAR END BRUISED TAIL BONE AREA
HE STEPPED UP FROM THE PUSH ARM OF THE D-9-H DOZER TO THE TRACKS WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT.HIS RIGHT FOOT.HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE TRACKS THAT WERE WET AND MUDDY.THIS CAUSED HIS WEIGHT TO TR ANSFER TO HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE KNEE.
WLKING FROM DRAGLINE BUCKET ACROSS DRAG SET WAS LIGHTD BY BOOM LIGHTS STEPPED INTO SM HOLE ON ROUGH TERRAIN FELL TO GROUND SPRAINING LOWER BACK.
HE WAS WALKING ON THE ICE COVERED GROUND TO A WATER PUMP HOSE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE TRACKS OF THE DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND, PULLING HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
STEPPED FROM WATER TRUCK TWISTING BACK WHEN TRYING TO CATCH BALANCE.
HE WAS WALKING 5CROSS THE PARKING AREA BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND SLIPPED ON A ICE SPOT FALLING TO THE GROUND BREAKING HIS LEFT LOWER LEG
HE WAS IN THE 6ACK OF THE TRUCK STARTING THE PUMP TO SPRAY LIME, WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE TRUCK SPRAINING HIS RT HIP AND SHOULDER
INJURED WAS CLI4BING ONTO LOADER HOLDING WALKIE TALKIE IN ONE HAND WHEN OPENING LOADER CAB DOOR LOST BALANCE & FELL TO GROUND
WHEN WORKING ON3TRUCK STEPPED OFF ON ICE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE
VICTIM WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO RAILROAD CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY BALAST REMAINING INSIDE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, STRIKING HIS ARM ON THE RAIL BELOW. VICTIM SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO THE LE FT FOREARM.
VICTIM WAS STEPPING FROM BACKHOE ONTO GROUND SLIPPED ON MUDDY SPOT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE