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FELL FROM LADDER, UPPER AND LOWER LIP REQUIRED STITCHES.
WHILE LEANING ON 5 FT BAR TO PRY SLACK IN CHAIN AROUND TAIL PULLEY, EE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE BAR ON HIS RIBS.
EE SLIPPED ON GRATING OF STAIRWELL IN TRANSFER TOWER AREA. LEFT INDEX FINGER WENT THROUGH GRATING AND BODY WEIGHT WENT THE OTHER WAY, LACERATING FINGER AT MID KNUCKLE.
EE STATES HE WAS GETTING INTO FORK TRUCK AND AS HE STEPPED ON THE FLOOR OF THE FORK TRUCK HIS FOOT SLID CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN THE DOOR WAY OF THE FORK TRUCK
EMP STATES HE WAS WALKING OUT OF BATH HOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER RUG.
EMP STEPPED OUT OF RAMCAR ON UNEVEN GROUND, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS STEPPING FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS TO MOVE OUTOF THE WAY OF THE SHEARER. HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHTON THE SIDE OF THE SHIELD AS HE WAS STEPPING ACROSS, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE LANDED ON T HE COAL THAT WAS IN BETWEEN THE SHIELDS CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST AS HE FELL.
CLIMBED A LADDER TO CLEAN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF 097 BLADE. AS SHE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN ONTO THE LADDER, HER RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF FRAME AND SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL 8 TO 12 INCHED BA CK DOWN ONTO THE LADDER. JUST BEFORE HER LEFT FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LADDER STEP, SHE HIT LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE METAL TUBING THAT HOLDS THE MIRROR IN PLACE. DISLOCATED HER SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CREW CONSTRUCT FOUNDATION FOR A BELT HEAD ROLLER. HE WAS ON A LADDER ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE SINKING HAMMER ON THE HEAD OF A DWYIDAG BOLT TO DRIVE THE BOLT INTO THE GROUN D. THE SINKING HAMMER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL FORM THE LADDER. HE STRUCK AGAINST ONE OF THE DWYIDAG BOLTS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING TRUCKS AND TRIPPED OVER THE HOSE. HE CUT HIS FINGER WHEN HE FELL DOWN.
EE WAS REMOVING PARTS OF LEFTSHOE WHILE STEPPING ON BAORDING LADDER HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED ON STEP INJURING RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM REAR PORCH OF PUMP TRUCK. HIS FOOT CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE STEPPING FROM FRONT TO REAR OR FROM PLATFORM TO GRONT OF 941 LOADER, EE MAY HAVE CAUGHT PANT LEG ON A LIGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL 7' TO THE GROUND. RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO RIGHT EL BOW.
STEPPED OFF THE LADDER OF #220 HAUL TRUCK & SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE
HAD JUST STEPPED UP ONTO DANCE FLOOR OF 009 DRAGLINE, FROM MOTORS. WALKING ACROSS REAR OF DANCE FLOOR WHILE WATCHING HOIST ROPE(TO DUCK UNDER IT) MISSED SEEING DECK PLATE OVER SWING MOTOR WAS OFF. STEPPED THROUGH HOLE, CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING ENTIRELY THROUGH. MULTILPE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS, FRACUTRED LEFT RIB AND LACERATION ON LEG REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS EXITING SHOWER IN BATH HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR FALLING BACKWARDS, LANDING ON HIS HEAD AND LEFT ELBOW.
STEPPING DOWN OFF LADDER ON SHOE OF DRAGLINE, LEFT FOOT STEPPED IN IMPRINT LEFT BY THE DRAGLINE SHOE. TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL DOWN. ANKLE BECAME SORE AND SWOLLEN.
WAS STEPPING UP ONTO TRUCK LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
STEPPED DOWN OFF EQUIPMENT TWISTING HIS KNEE.
O ND WAS WAITING AT THE PORTAL FOR A JACK-KNIFED SEMI TO MOVE. HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WENT OVER TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON I CE AND SNOWPACKED ROAD. HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH HIS BACKSIDE AND HIS LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE TWISTED OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE AFTER WORK & SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE IN THE PARKING LOT.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS LOT AT SHIFT CHANGE TO WARM UP VEHICLE, WHEN HIS LEGS SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. THE EE FELL BACKWARDS ON THE SNOW/ICE, CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON HIS SELF-CONTAINED SE LF-RESCURER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL & SLIPPED ON ICE.
UNPLUGGING SLOT BAGHOUSE, UNCAPPED CLEAN OUT PORT, UP ON CATWALK BY CONE OF BAGHOUSE. BAGHOUSE BROKE LOOSE & EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET OUT, DOWN LADER, CAN'T SEE, LOST HARD HAT & FELL OFF LADDER. BANGED WRIST & ELBOW ON R ARM, SORE. HE CAME TO SEE COMPANY NURSE ON 11/18/94 COMPLAINING OF KNEE HURTING FROM THE FALL. HADN'T MISSED WORK, SEEN DOCTOR ON 11/29/94. LTA STARTS 11/29/94.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED SURVEYING AN UNDERGROUND TRAVEERSE ADN WAS WALKING BACK TO THE TRUCK. HE HAD A 1' LONG SIGHT LIGHT IN HIS LEFT HAND AND A 6' STEP LADDER THAT HE WAS CARRYING OVER H IS RIGHT SHOULDER. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS AND HE FELL DOWN. HE TRIED TO CATCH AND BALANCE HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT AND CAUSING A SPRAIN AN DPOSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRI
EE WAS FOAMING WITH SCOT AIR PACK. HE PASSED OUT AND FELL BACKWARD ON AIR SCOTT PACK. THE AIR PACK BELL HADJUST WENT OFF.
FUEL STATION ATTENDANT FELL FROM DECK OF A HAUL TRUCK AND WAS FOUND ON HIS BACK IN FRONT OF THE HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS CONSCIOUS BUT WAS CONFUSED ON HOW HE GOT THERE AND WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING A BUCKET FROM THE TAILGATE TO THE HEADGATE ON THE LONGWALL THE TOES OF THE SHIELD WERE TIPPED DOWN THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE & SLID OFF THE SHIELD TOE INTO THE PANLINE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HISBACK
WHILE WALKING, EE TRIPPED OVER SOME COAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO HIS HANDS AND KNEES. BACKPAIN INCREASED OVER NEXT 2 WORKING SHIFTS.
WHILE FILLING ENGINE WITH OIL, TECHNICIAN TURNED AROUND AND LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL OFF THE CHAIN CASE TO THE FLOOR. FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ELBOW.
EE WAS BUILDING CRIB WITH CRIBBING HE WAS AT TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE LADDER WHEN THE CRIB STARTED TO SLIP OFF IS SHOULDER & HE STEPPED BACK TO TRY TO CATCH IT & LOST HIS FOOTING & WHEN HE HIT T HE NEXT STEP DOWN HE FELT SOMETHING STRETCH IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS STOMACH
SLIPPED ON ICE OUTSIDE OF B.L.O. BUILDING. ON 1-17-94 SEEN COMPANY NUSE AND THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE, BUT SAID HE WAS OK. CAME BACK TOSEE NURSE 1-26-94 AND STILL HAD PAIN INGORIN A ND SOME SWELLING.
SLIPPED ON SOAPY WATER.
EE WAS WALKING FROM THE SHOP TO THE CHANGEHOUSE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE STEPPED ON A LARGE PIECE OF SCORIA TWISTING HIS ANKLE & FALLING TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WS WALKING OUT OF THE PORTAL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE ADN FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND SHOULDER.
COMING DOWN LUNCHROOM STAIRS, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STAIR TREAD AND CAUGHT ON STEP BELOW, CAUSING LEG AND KNEE TO TWIST UNDERNEATH BODY WHILE CONTINUING DOWN STAIRS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE IN ORDER TO ROLL IT UP AND FELL OVER BLACK MAT AND HOSE.
SLIPPED ON ICY ROCKY SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE ESCAPEWAY WHEN HE STEPPED OFF INTO A SMALL HOILE, SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.
UNLOADING #062 DOZER FROM #948 LOWBOY STARTED UP LEFT REAR OF TRACKS,GRABBED FUEL RECOVERY HOSE FOR SUPPORT,FITTING CAME APART,CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND.INJURY WAS BROKEN SHOULDER BALDE,6 BROKEN RIBS,LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD,AND BROKEN RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE LONGWALL FACE. HE STEPPED OFF OF THE SHIELD ONTO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
WALKING DOWN STEPS AT FUEL STATION ADN SLIPPED, TWISTING LEFT KNEE.
WHILE BUILDING A BIG JOHN STOPPING FROM A PLATFORM 20" HIGH, EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE ON DETEX PATROL OF LUB RM GUARD OBSERVED BACK 2/3 OF FLOOR APPEARED BE WET GUARD ASSUMED THE FLOOR HAD BE WASHED AND WAS NOTIDLY DRY GUARD SLIPPED UPON STEPPING INTO THE WET AREA WHICH W AS ACTUALLY OIL SHE HIT THE FLOOR ON HER R HIP AAND SHOULDER WHEN SHE FELL. THIS RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO HER R HIP SHE WAS CARRING A DETEX CLOCK AT THE TIME WHICH MAY OR NOT HAVE HIT HER HIP
STEPPED DOWN WITH MINER CABLE ON SHOULDER, THE FLOOR WAS UNEVEN AND THIS HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF SERVICE TRUCK TO THE GROUND & TURNED ANKLE FX HEAD RT 5TH METTARSAL
MSA EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING JUST INBY NO.2 PORTAL ENTRANCE. HE STEPPED ON ICE, FELL BACKWARDS, HITTING LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK ON SELF-RESCUER.
FELL DOWN, BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BEAM APPROX. 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR TROUBLE SHOOTING PRIMARY SAMPLE CUTTER ON THE OVERLAND SYSTEM WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARDS ONTO THE FLOOR, BREAKIN G HUMERUS BONE IN RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GREASE ON TOP OF SHOVEL BUCKET AND FELL, STRIKING LEFT SIDE ON BUCKET MOUNTING EAR.