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EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN A STAIRS NOT FACING THE STAIRS AND WITHOUT THREE POINTS OF CONTACT WHEN EE LOST EE'S FOOTING AND SLID DOWN THE LAST THREE STEPS LANDING AWKWARDLY ON EE'S RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE TO EE'S TIBIA ABOVE THE ANKLE.
The mechanic was working on a skid-mounted pump when EE's right foot slid into an opening, causing EE to twist EE's left ankle.
The employee partially dislocated a shoulder when they fell to the ground.
On October 17th, 2023, an employee was dismounting 510-190 dozer. As the employee was stepping off the draft arm, they slipped and fell backwards. As they fell the left foot became wedged between the arm and the track of the dozer causing their lower leg and ankle to twist. This resulted in a fracture to the tibia and fibula of the left lower leg.
Employee was working on haul truck ladder in the shop. As EE walked past the ladder it moved from the stowed position, knocking EE to the ground in the process. Employee's left fibula was fractured as a result of the accident.
While walking to EE's dozer employee tripped over EE's feet, hitting the bottom of the manlift with EE's left arm. The date of the incident the employees arm was x-rayed and no fracture was reported. On 8/31 an additional CT scan was performed, which now has reported a fracture.
Employee sprained ankle while dismounting motor-grader.
While closing an access door a maintenance individual fell from a piece of mobile equipment and injured leg.
Employee was dismounting blade and slipped on the ice catching self with left hand, causing pain and swelling in the left wrist. Employee sought medical attention on 1/15/2022 where there was suspicion of a non-displaced possible fracture. Employee sought a second medical opinion on 1/25/2022 and the left wrist was immobilized with a cast.
Employee lost balance and fell to the ground while dismounting dozer. Employee suffered a fractured left heel.
Employee was repositioning a sign and fell forward hitting/cutting EE's chin.
10/28/20 Employee walked into the boot wash room at the end of shift to wash boots off. Allegedly they stumbled falling forward and landed on right shoulder. The employee sought medical treatment later that day, no injuries were found, and EE was released immediately for regular duty. 03/09/21 Employee had surgery on right shoulder.
While miner was waiting for polymer to finish transferring from trailer to stationary pre treatment tank, miner turned to the right and miner's feet slipped in the wet mud causing miner to fall and fracture right leg. The wet, muddy, red clay made very slippery conditions.
EE missed step while dismounting excavator and contacted the ground hard on EE's feet. EE began feeling pain in EE's right leg and back days later but kept working through 12/27, the end of EE's rotation. On 12/30, while off work, the employee went to EE's doctor for lingering pain. Doctor ordered MRI and would not release employee back to work until the MRI was completed.
Employee was replacing a fan drive on an OB truck. Employee went to reposition and EE's foot slipped off of a crossover support. This resulted in EE's shin contacting a clamp bolt causing a laceration that required stitches. Employee was utilizing fall protection at the time of this incident.
Employee stepped onto a berm to observe the cut conditions. The injured employee turned to walk down the berm and stepped into a low spot in the berm. The injured employee lost balance after stepping in the low spot and fell to the ground. The result of the fall was a dislocated right ankle and a broken right fibula bone.
While an employee was conducting a walk around inspection of a 693 Overburden Truck, the employee slipped on packed snow injuring ankle.
EE was performing inspection on truck to start afternoon shift. EE lost EE's footing, regained EE's balance before falling, but felt a pop/burn in EE's upper right thigh. EE finished EE's shift, but decided to get a medical opinion on Monday. EE had a hip flexor muscle strain, EE was told to rest/ice for two weeks. Freezing rain and blowing snow conditions at the time of incident.
Employee slipped on stairs in office area. Dislocated ring finger on left hand.
While attempting to step across the hood opening on 728 end dump, the employee stepped short and fell on EE's right side, mid-torso. The fall resulted in two broken ribs.
While dismounting equipment, employee stepped on uneven surface of coal seam, turning and spraining ankle.
Employee fell while dismounting a D6T dozer injuring right shoulder.
While exiting D11 dozer had hand on grab handle and went to step onto ladder to get off, slipped and fell to the ground.
The employee lost grip on the left grab iron before foot was on the ground resulting in a fall backward. The employee's head hit the bottom part of the ripper frame, which cut the top of head.
A shop mechanic was dismounting a track dozer in the shop. The mechanic's foot slipped off a deck step and when trying to catch self the mechanic's left arm got caught between the hood handrail and the hood. This caused a fracture of the upper arm. The dozer steps were clean, dry and in good condition, as the dozer was washed for maintenance.
After extinguishing a small engine fire, the individual started to dismount the bulldozer. The individual fell and hit their right knee on the blade push arm of the bulldozer causing a small laceration. Two stitches were used to close the laceration.
A miner was carrying an aluminum beam assisting with a coal handling facility repair. The miners foot slipped off the bottom step of a staircase which resulted in the employee catching balance, causing mild compression fractures to vertebrae in the back. The miner returned to work with no restrictions.
EE fell in restroom, hit their head on a cabinet and caused a bump and minor cut that stopped bleeding without a bandage. As a precautionary measure, 911 was called. Due to personal medical reasons, the physician stated that they possibly suffered a seizure which caused the fall. This Report was requested to be filed by MSHA inspector and is under protest by this contractor.
Stepped wrong on the bed of the truck while stacking cribbing, started to fall and caught self twisting right knee
While individual was getting down from service truck, they slipped and hit right knee against steps. Follow up doctor visit/diagnosis on 6/15/17 indicated individual could not return to work under doctor restrictions.
Climbing on equipment frame to check for leak. Slipped off equipment frame and hit right knee on edge of equipment frame causing laceration.
End dump step bolts on R.S. fell out during operation. Employee was dismounting equipment using 3 points of contact. Employee fell backwards off the steps and landed on employee's back on the ground. MRI on 5/8/2017 revealed herniated disk and employee not allowed to return to work.
An employee was cleaning the area in between the hoist motors on a dragline using a 3-step ladder. Employee finished cleaning and was descending the ladder when the left foot got stuck causing the employee to lose balance. Employee fell off of the ladder and hit their head on the elevated sub floor nearby.
Employee was removing brush guard from the rear window of D6 bulldozer. The guard came free from bulldozer causing the employee to become over balance and fall to the shop floor resulting in personal injury.
A mechanic was walking around a piece of equipment. Slipped and fell on the ice and injured knee.
EE was washing small backhoe in wash bay. EE tried to reposition for better cleaning of engine. EE had left hand on handrail and both feet on the track. EE slipped and lost grip. Realized step was not below EE and made contact with floor.
Worker was climbing in the back of EE's truck to get a bottle of water during break. The truck was pulling a trailer, and when the worker stepped down from truck EE's foot got caught on trailer causing worker to fall back, landing on EE's hand/wrist.
Around 7:30 AM employee was walking to the dewatering pump to dewater the excavated hole when he slipped on a chunk of dirt and twisted his right knee.
Welder was cutting a piece of plywood. Setting it down on the handrails of a walkway to draw it out, he stepped around the handrails and stepped off the walkway. His leg hit the grating on the other walkway cutting his leg that required stitches to close it up.
The employee was cutting angle iron with a torch. The angle iron was positioned on pipe stands. The employee stated that while cutting, he attempted to move the angle to make another cut. As he turned his body his foot stuck in the mud, causing his knee to twist, resulting in the injury. Medical evaluation determined a sprained knee, employee released to modified duty.
Employee slipped while stepping down from the pickup bed using three points of contact and injured his shoulder.
Employee stepped into a parking trench and twisted his ankle. Employee received a hair-line fracture to right ankle.
An employee was dismounting a backhoe when he slipped and fell to the ground. A handrail was in place but three points of contact was not used.
Employee was setting light plant for Reclamation operations. Employee had set all the outriggers and was moving to unhook hitch pin when his feet slid out. Snow had covered an ice patch causing the slip. Employees left leg (shin area) contacted the light plant hitch causing a cut. The cut required stitches.
Employees were working on a dragline under construction. Three employees were moving 36"x36"x1" plate on the house floor. Employee flipped plate and floor plate gave way. Injured employee and another, fell appox. 7 foot. Injured employee received sutures on elbow.
Worker was sitting in chair, stood up to walk around tool trailer to get a better view of boom raising. Was looking and talking to coworkers while walking and tripped over pallet of light brackets. Fell forward and cut hand on unistrut welded to light bracket and bruised right leg. Worker was not watching where he was walking! Worker received 5 stitches in left hand.
While descending a set of steps attached to the front of a fuel tank on fuel truck (MACK) PS37676, employees foot slipped. Employee tried to hold on and regain his footing. Employee fell to the ground. Fall resulted in a shoulder injury.
A mechanic had climbed onto a track dozer to change fuel filters. He stepped from the dozer arm onto the track and slipped on the track. He grabbed the fender hand hold with his left arm. Momentum pulled at his left shoulder causing a strain.
Employee was walking into the main building from employee parking lot prior to shift. Employee had one foot slip on snow/ice and tried to catch them self. Employee went down on opposite knee and then contacted nose on the ground. The parking lost had been cleaned and sanded prior to the incident.
An employee was walking around the front of a pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backwards. He landed on his back, left shoulder, and left elbow. Employee was taken to ER for physician evaluation.