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EE WAS FILLING THE WATER TRUCK WITH A HOSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT A LIMESTONE QUARRY. EE WAS GETTING OFF A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS CHEST. HE WAS GIVEN XRAYS AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL
EE WAS REPAIRING A HOSE ON A 988B. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER LOOSENING A HOSE WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND FELL APPROX. 4-5' STRIKING HIS RIBS ON A STEEL PLATE. \
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN 657 SCRAPER TRACTOR. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HE BRUISED AND CUT HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HE RECEIVED X-RAYS, AN TI-BIOTICS FOR TREATMENT. THE RIGHT ELBOW BECAME INFECTED- EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A RIPPER CONTROL VALVE HELOST HIS RIGHT FOOTING CASUING HIS LEFT KNEE TO BE BENT AND STRAINED-RESULTING IN TORN CARTILAGETHE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T THINK INJURY WAS SERIOUS DID N'T SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 4.6.98. DIDN'T REPORT AS WORKMAN'S COMP ACCIDENT, DOCTOR BILLED EMPLOYEE'S INSURANCE, INFORMED SUPERVISOR INJURY WAS WORKRELATED DUE TO DOCTORS DIAGNOSIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS FINSIHING UP SHIFT AND WAS GOING TO LUBRICATE A D-11 DOZER. HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE. WHILE GRABBING AT MACHINE FOR SUPPORT, HE TWISTED RIGHT SHOULDER. NOTE: EMPLOYEE W AS SCHEDULED FOR PAID HOLIDAYS/VACATION UNTIL 12-2-97. THERFORE, THAT WILL BE FIRST LOST DAY.
EE & ELECTRICIAN COMPLTED REPAIRS ONTHE CRUSHER AT COAL TIPPLE. AS EE WAS ABOUT TO CLIMB THE CATWALK RAMP, HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE COAL FELLAND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE 1ST STEP OF THE RAMP.
EMPLOYEE PERFORMING PRESHIFT MAINTENANCE PUTTINGHYDRAULIC OIL INTO MACHINE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A HIGHLIFT HE SLIPPED ON LADDER RUNG AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO SKID OF BULK OIL TANK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SNOW & ICE WHILE WALKING. EMPLOYEE ROUTINELY SEES CHIROPRACTOR BUT RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY ON 1-30-95 STATING IT WAS WORK RELATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN CAT DOZER D11, COMPANY #597. WHEN REMOVING FUEL CAP. SOME FUEL HAD SPILLED. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, HE GRABBED FOR HANDRAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF DOZER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS SEEDING A STEEP HILL SIDE HE WAS DRAGGING A HOSE AND FELL DOWN TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
DRILL OPERATOR NEEDED TO TIGHTEN A PIPE ON THE DRILL COMPRESSOR ON DECK OF DRILL RIG.OPERATOR CLIMBED OFF TO GET CORRECT SIZE WRENCH RETURNED TO DRILL DECK.STEPPED FROM COMPRESSOR TO TOOL BOX AND LEFT LEG SLIPPED.RIGHT LEG CAUGHT ON METAL OF CONTROL PANEL OF COMPRESSOR.INJURY CONSISTED OF AN EIGTH INCH V SHAPED CUT 1 ABOVE RIGHT KNEE IN FATTY TISSUE. HE RECEIVED 25 STITCHES AND WAS
EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF A D11 DOZER, HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS GOING FROM THE REAR COUNTERWEIGHT OF THE LOADER TO THE OPERATOR CAB HE SLIPPED ON THE WET TIRE GRABBED THE GRAB IRON ON THE SIDE SO HE COULWNT FALL AND STRAINED HIS ARM AND SHOULDER.
UNLOADING TRUCK TURNED ANKLE ON EDGE OF SIDEWALK
HE HA DCLEANED HIS WINDSHIELD ON 988B LOADER, AND WAS RETURNING TO OEPRATOR'S CAB. HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON RAILING AND FOOT ON FUEL TANK. HE FELT HIS FOOT SLIP, AND GRABBED ONTO THE OPEN DO OR WITH LEFT HAND AND PULLED THE DOOR ONTO HSI RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CABLE ON DRAGLINE, HE SLIPPED ON GROUND AND TORE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
PLEASE REFEE TO ATTACHED ACCIDENT OF 12-11-89 EMPLOYEE STAES BACK IS BATHERING HIM & HE IS UNABLE TO WORK
EE WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK AND FELL. AREA WAS SEMI SNOW COVERED.
EE WAS REPAIRING HEATER ON D-9 DOZER. SLIPPED ON MACHINE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AS HE FELL TO GROUND. SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
MOVING A PUMP,SLIPPED ON ROCK CUT LEFT LEG ON ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DRAGLINE, HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK, GRABBING THE HANDRAIL, HE FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE.
EE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN STOPPED THE TRUCK AND WAS EXITING CAB. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON CATWALK. IN FEAR OF HITTING HIS HEAD ON HANDRAIL OR CATWALK, HE PUSHED HIM SELF AWAY FROM MACHINE AND HIT G ROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING GROUND WAS A LITTLE FROSTY EMPLOYEE FELL AND BROKE ANKLE.NCFC JOB #189.
GETTING INTO DRAGLINE AT BEGINING OF SHIFT. SLIPPED AND FELL ON OIL SPILL ON FLOOR.
HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING AN OIL RACK, HE TRIPPED OVER A STONE AND RACK FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. WHEN HE FELL HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ALSO.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 3LB.SWITCH BOX HE WAS WALKING ON FLAT GROUND HE STATES HE DID NOT TRIP OR STUMBLE HIS LEFT KNEE JUST LOCKED UP & HE FELL TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO PREFORM DAILY MAINTENCE ON LOADER, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN ON SIDE LADDER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED. HE SAID BOTH HANDS WERE ON SIDE RAILS BUT WET BOOTS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTIN G, HITTTING SIDE RAILS.
WHOLE CLIMBING DOWN FROM CAT. SCRAPER, EMP. SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 4 FT. TO GROUND.
EMP WAS PERFORM3NG NORMAL ROUTINE OF CLEANING UP COAL SPILLAGE. HE CLIMBED ONTO TAILPIECE STRUCTURE OF THE RAW COAL BELT & BEG AN TO SHOVEL COAL WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING THE STRUCTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A BALE OF HAY TO USE WHILE SEEDING AND MULCHING A DAM HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL ON BACK AND ELBOW
EMP WAS WALKING3IN DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ON SOME MELTED SNOW AND ANTI-FREEZE & FELL ONTO ELBOW
TRYING TO GET U1 ON LUB TYRUCK HIS LEGS FLEW OUT AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND EMPL FELL.HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A 992 HI-LIFT AND SLIPPED FALLING TO GROUND INJURY WAS NOT CONSIDERED SERIOUS BUT EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR ZUBALIK (CHIROPRACTOR) ON 0504 AND 0506 WHEN IT DID NOT GET BETTER HE WENT TO A SPECIALIST ON 050983 DR MICHAEL CONOTO ADVISED HIM NOT TO WORK UNTIL HIS 0520 CHECKUP