Positioning pump hose into sediment pond and lost footing on embankment and landed on right shoulder.
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Showing all 24Contractor was cleaning crushing unit and lost footing resulting in a sprain to the right ankle.
EE was climbing onto a 775 End dump truck and set lunch pail on the front bumper of truck. When EE went to reach for the lunch pail and reposition it, lost footing and fell to the ground.
Walking on un-level ground and twisted left ankle and hip
While exiting the cab, reached up to release door, lost balance falling and injured right knee.
Stepping off the front ladder of a mining truck and twisted ankle as his foot hit uneven ground
Unhooking hose under tank and lost footing in mud causing employee to fall. When employee fell, he extended both arms to break the fall causing strain in neck and both shoulders.
While dismounting from highwall drill, the injured' s foot slipped on the steps, he fell to the ground and strained his lower back area. Doctor prescribed a muscle relaxer. No other medical and no lost time.
While going down the steps of the Scale House, the injured fell on the bottom step, landed on a small rock and cut/burst her knee requiring stitches.
Employee is a Long Haul Truck Driver and was off-loading product. As he was descending ladder from top of tanker, he missed the last rung causing him to fall to the ground and strike head and neck against the ground, resulting in contusion to head and neck.
While stepping to the ground off his end dump truck, injured strained (pulled a muscle) his leg. Note: The company did not work on the four day Thanksgiving weekend.
While standing at the ladder on the catwalk of his end dump truck. Cleaning his windshield. The injured slipped, lost his balance and his grip on the hand holds. He fractured his wrist trying to protect himself and prevent a fall to the ground.
Company was not notified until 8/22/07 of alleged injury. No explanation other than a slip & fall 16 days earlier. Last day of work 8/18/07. Company notified after calling injured after six days of no show that he claims injury of his lower back muscle, hips & tailbone. No injury report on his written timesheet for the 7th through his last day of work on the 16th.
Injured was walking on the ground, tripped and caused pain in his ankle. He did not report the injury until 5/23/2005 and was off only one day 5/24/2005. He worked his regular shift on 5/22, the date of injury, and 5/23/2005.
WHILE COMPLETING A 200 HOUR SERVICE ON A 637 SCRAPER, EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE FRONT ENGINE USING THE STEPS MOUNTED TO THE MACHINE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DISMOUNTING AND STUMBLED BACKWARDS FALLING INTO THE TOOLBOX DOOR OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK. HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DOOR IN HIS BUTTOCK AREA, CUTTING HIS BUTTOCK WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF THE CRUSHER, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE WALKING UP THE CATWALK STEPS TO THE MINESITE CRUSHER, THE INJURED EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A STRAIN.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A WALKBOX LADDER, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A FOOT SPRAIN.
WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE THE HOIST MOTOR FROM THE DRAGLINE, THE INJURED LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE DRAG TROUGH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER INTO A DRAGLINE TUB DURING A SHUTDOWN, THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF THE NEXT TO THE LAST RUNG OF THE LADDER AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 2 FOOT TO THE TUB, CAUSING A STRAIN T O HIS BODY.
WHILE CLEANING THE FILTERS ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL, THE INJURED FELL FROM THE DRILL PLATFORM TO THE GROUND CAUSING SCRATCHES, CUTS, AND SORENESS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF A LOADER AFTER MAKING A REPAIR, THE INJURED SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER AND FELL BACKWARD LESS THAN TWO FEET AND HIT HIS TAIL BONE ON THE Z-BAR OF THE LOADER BUCKET. HE FRACTURED HIS TAIL BONE. INCLIMENT WEATHER CONTRIBUTED TO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
WHILE MOUNTING HIS BULLDOZER AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO THE BLADE PUSHARM STRAINING HIS BACK.
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER, THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CATCHING HIMSELF. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 10-12-00.