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Employee went to take hose off water truck tank and got sprayed. EE stepped back on a rock, fell backwards, and landed on shoulder, spraining it.
Employee was dismounting a 777 haul truck on mounted ladder located on the non-cab side. EE took a step onto the bumper ladder and when EE did, the steps swung, causing EE to throw off EE's balance. EE's right hand slipped off the ladder, spraining EE's middle finger.
Employee was walking approaching chemical batch station when EE slipped on dry concrete spraining right knee.
Foot slipped off the catwalk on excavator and went between the catwalk and the step. Employee's foot was caught and EE fell down off excavator, breaking EE's leg due to foot being stuck. EE then fell to the ground. Broke lower right leg.
Employee stepped on shaker arm and when employee went to step down, foot slipped on the wet wood and caused employee to fall back and hit the back of head and neck on the wall causing a contusion
Employee noticed dozer was not operating well and pulled out of dump area and requested someone to look at dozer. Then the engine caught fire and employee jumped approximately 8 feet to the ground landing on ankle and shoulder causing a strain/muscle tear on right shoulder.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of a CAT 777B Haul Truck at end of shift. EE missed placing EE's right foot onto the last step and EE's right foot slid to the ground, causing left shoulder to hold EE's body weight. EE's right hand slid off ladder because EE was in the process of taking the step and was removing EE's right hand to slide it down the rail.
Employee was dismounting the D10 dozer at the end of EE shift. While utilizing steps and per Employee "3 points of contact", EE slipped off step located on blade arms, landing on EE's Left Side.
Employee was carrying a case of water down to cleaning plant and EE slipped on fresh snow/ice landing directly on back, knocking the wind out of EE. Employee continued to finish out the shift picking rock. On 1/31 EE left work early to seek treatment because still in pain from contusion.
Employee was removing snow from the patrol pick up truck and suffered a slip when stepping on the running board.
Dismounting forklift, employee felt sharp pain in ankle.
Stepped out of truck, stepping on uneven ground (rut/hole) and twisted ankle.
Employee was driving a rock truck when employee got a call for it to be serviced. Employee then parked it at the truck garage. While entering the replacement truck employee slipped and fell on shoulder/back. Employee attempted to maintain 3 point contact and wasn't distracted by talking.
EE came out of the man door of the welding shop and walked in front of the garage door to walk over to the demag bucket they are working on. EE walked on some ice and slipped. EE didn't fall down but caught self and did a half split. That's when EE pulled the muscle in EE's leg.
STANDING ON LADDER. WENT TO STEP DOWN FROM THIRD STEP AND FOOT SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN LADDER. DID NOT FALL TO GROUND (STANDING). Pulled neck.
Stepped on a small crate to get up to a higher pallet to count bags of coal for inventory. The small crate was empty and cracked when employee stepped on it. The crate flew up and hit ee and ee fell down and landed on the broken crate. Broke 4 ribs.
Climbing down off the D10 to do a walk around inspection, EE missed the step. EE was holding on to the grab handle to catch self when EE fell and EE's body twisted, hurting EE's shoulder.
Employee got out of truck and slipped and fell on ice.
Slipped or fell into discharge chute hitting right knee on edge of stainless discharge chute.
Employee was standing on a ladder plugging in a light at top of a bucket of a front end loader. When EE stepped down, EE missed a step and fell into a pile of steel plates (from inside the bucket), hitting head.
Slipped and skinned shin while putting a new feed belt on at the screening plant.
Moving trailing cable by dragline and slipped on covered ice breaking EE's ankle.
Walking from 7450 dragline to generator. Slipped on ice and fell backwards.
Stepped out of the Demag bucket that he was welding in and twisted his ankle.
Employee was walking across the parking lot to get to the welding shop. He slipped on the ice and landed on his left arm. The ice formed because snow melted the day before and refroze overnight on the parking area.
Employee slipped on ice in parking lot while walking to the office building. He tried to catch himself falling by grabbing the banister, but jabbed his ribs into it as he fell.
Slipped on ice while walking from parking lot to the water tank. Bruised/swollen knee.
Employee was walking up metal stairs and slipped on the third step. He caught himself by grabbing the railing but resulted in straining his back.
Employee was walking into the hopper building and tripped on scale. He tried to catch his fall and tore his upper right bicep.
Attempting to climb ladder on 777 truck. Foot slipped through second rung causing right leg to twist at knee. Did not send report to MSHA until now as he sought no treatment and no lost time originally, but now is going to doctor.
Caught foot under wire and fell twisting knee.
Employee fell down office trailer outside stairs.
Slipped and fell down plant steps.
Independent hauler was tarping his truck, after picking up load of coal and fell off truck.
Slipped on ice & twisted ankle.
Stepped on floor grate in water plant. Grate was out of place and it gave way causing he to fall through opening. He caught himself on floor buy soffered bruises, strains and a back sprain.
Slipped getting down from loader
Stepped on edge of platform and board broke. Fell forward hurting right arm & leg.
Stepped out of storage trailer and twisted ankle.
He slipped and started to fall; grabbed onto wall and sliced hand.
Stepped in hole and twisted foot.
SLIPPED OFF LADDER OR DRAGLINE LANDING ON LEFT FOOT.
Employee was using an electric welder to stick weld stainless steel sheets to a coal feed hopper when he slipped on a sheet of stainless steel, twisted trying to catch himself and fell backwards.
STANDING ON FRONT TIRE OF 966 LOADER WHILE PEROFRMING MAINTENANCE ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. CONDITIONS WERE WET WITH SOME OIL PRESENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE D-6 BULLDOZER FROM THE TRACK TO THE BLADE WHEN HE SLIPPED. BOTH TRACK AND BLADE ARM HAD WET SILT DEPOSITS ON THEM. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND WORKED UNTI L 6/14/00. CALLED IN ON 6/15/00 AND SAID HE WOULD BE OUT OF WORK BECAUSE HIS BACK HURT. HE HAS NOT RETURNED.
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OF TRAILER. HIT LEFT ELBOW OFF OF STEPS. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND X-RAYS AT LOCAL HOSPITAL.
EE WAS GETTING UP IN THE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING LEFT KNEE AND LEG. LEFT KNEE HURT WHEN BENT. ON 2-23-00 EE SAID ABOIL HAD FORMED AND HAD TO BE LANCED.