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Employee was going down ladder with fire extinguisher lost his hand hold and fell onto ground hitting his hand on bumper of rock truck and cutting his hand requiring stitches.
Employee was exiting equipment when he slipped, injuring his back.
Employee was assisting in pulling lolo up, it had cleared the corner of the intersection and he stepped over next to corner when the brow fell off the corner striking him around the waist/hip and knocking him down causing him to twist his knee. Employee started missing 06/01/2015.
Employee was descending a flight of stairs when he fell, sliding all the way to the bottom and resulting in injury to his lower back.
Employee was walking down #4 entry when he stepped in a hole causing him to twist his knee.
Employee stepped into a hole after exiting mechanic's truck, injuring both knees. He began missing work on November 10th, as a result of this incident.
Employee slipped and fell hurting his foot.
Employee felt pain in his back when he stepped down in a hole in the mine floor. Employee started missing 10/24/14.
Employee was getting out of cab of truck when he lost his footing and fell from fuel tank. He grabbed the hand rail on the cab of the truck and strained his left shoulder.
Employee stepped off the tailpiece and twisted his left knee. Employee later required surgery and started missing 05-15-14.
Employee fell stepping out of the Raw Coal Control Room, injuring his Right knee.
TRIPPED ON STEP LEADING INTO GUARDSHACK
Employee was attempting to get out of his car when he slipped and struck his ear on the corner of his car door. Employee later required surgical debridement and 6 stitches on 11-15-13.
Employee had low air pressure in buggy tire, got off the buggy to check tires. He stepped on wet track and his feet gave way causing him to fall, striking the buggy and landing on the concrete floor.
Employee was cleaning windshield, foot slipped injured shoulder, later required surgery. Starting missing work on 7/18/13.
Employee tripped over a rock and twisted his ankle.
Employee was getting out of the mechanics truck on the passengers side and slipped and fell onto the ground. He said his legs were going numb at the time on him.
Employee got off Lo-Trac and stepped on un-even bottom.
Bolt bin in the shop fell, employee jumped out of the way slipped and fell.
Employee was coming back from his tool box when he stepped in a hole in the bottom causing his knee to twist. Employee started missing 10-08-12.
Employee was replacing pipe when a hand rail broke causing him to fall.
Employee was packing tools through mandoor when he slipped and tried to catch himself from falling. Injury required stitches.
Employee was changing oil in raw coal viberator when he inadvertently stepped back off discharge end.
Employee turned over his Right ankle after dismounting drill while walking across the drill bench. This action caused him to fall, and in turn, fracture his Left ankle.
Employee was taking water line loose when water gushed out causing him to fall. Employee started missing 08/08/12.
Employee went to retrieve filters for a dozer from the parts trailer. Upon exiting the parts trailer, the steps gave way with the employee, causing him to fall to the ground, resulting in a fracture to his right foot.
Employee was stepping down from servicing the radiator of the dozer. He possibly slipped and the nozzle for the windshield washer penetrated his skin resulting in a laceration on his left arm.
Employee was packing a roll of cable, slipped and fell hitting his right eye on the spool of cable.
Employee slipped off ladder while working on a loader. Employee started missing 02-06-12.
Employee was getting up from sitting and writing down some notes when he started to fall he put his hand down to catch himself and struck an oil can.
Employee was attempting to cross a stopped belt when he fell injuring his right shoulder.
Employee was getting off of super steer when he slipped and fell causing him to twist his left knee.
Employee was walking to get supplies when he stepped in a hole and strained his right knee. Employee started missing 03-02-11.
EE went to close gate slipped while pulling on handle, fell 15 feet to belt then 5 feet to floor.
Employee tripped over a rock and fell striking his shoulder on the mine floor. Employee started missing 03-14-11.
Lube Truck operator was pulling hose off reel on lube truck and stepped into a hole, twisting his left leg and hip. Starting missing work on 10/11/10.
EE placed his hand on a rock for support and he slipped cutting his left forearm on the rock. Laceration required stitches.
Employee was walking beside bolt machine when he fell on his left foot.
Employee was replacing a hydraulic fitting when his foot slipped injuring his right knee. Employee later required treatment and started missing on 01/06/14.
Employee tripped on hoses in the floor and put hand out to catch himself. Hand was cut on metal panning.
Employee was getting off loader stepped on a rock and twisted left knee. Started missing work on 07-19-10. Returned 07-26-10 light duty.
Employee was mounting loader when his Right ankle turned, causing him to fall, straining his neck and back. Employee began missing work as a result of this injury on 9/27/10.
On 5/26/10, the employee twisted his right knee dismounting a dozer. Then, on 6/3/10, the employee's right knee popped while he was mounting a dozer & he was taken to a hospital for treatment. He began missing work on 6/4/10 as a result of these incidents.
Employee was loading shear head jack when his foot slipped and he fell out of motor. Employee started missing 05-24-10.
EE was laying track when he fell and hit his hand on a rail tie.
As employee was walking, his feet slipped out from underneath him, causing him to fall and land with his right leg pinned underneath him, resulting in a fracture to his fibula.
Employee got off slope car at bottom of slope. While he was walking he slipped and fell hurting his left knee.
Employee previously had rotator cuff surgery on his left shoulder. On February 4th, 2010, he slipped walking down a flight of stairs and attempted to prevent falling by grabbing onto a handrail. This motion re-injured his surgically-repaired shoulder.
While dumping R-85 Eculid rock truck, main hydraulic hose burst, oil caught fire on hot exhaust. Flames were around cab. Operator did not set brake or stop engine. He exited cab started down ladder, jumped from third step, injured right leg.
Ground gave way. EE was caught between concrete and ring steel. EE received a fractured tibia.