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Employee was standing in back of a coal car taking down ventilation tube. Employee slipped and fell in back of the coal car with the ventilation tube landing on the employee torso.
Employee was cleaning up and getting ready to put tools away after fixing a horizontal pin. Employee was carrying an impact wrench and tripped and fell with the impact wrench and hitting the shield toes. Causing fracture to left thumb.
While he was involved in a physical altercation with another employee, regarding shearer operation he was pushed onto the top of the shield toe. Caused him to seek medical treatment and was diagnosis with right shoulder and neck strained.
While employee was building a stopping he tripped & hit the side of the trailer dislocating his right elbow.
While employee was cleaning a conveyor belt, he slipped and fell against a belt striking his left shoulder.
EE was exiting the guard building and opened the door to walk down 2 steps to the pavement. EE missed the 2nd step which resulted in the ee falling backwards on her back on the pavement. Injury was a sprained back which was initially diagnosed as a possible fracture. The x-ray tech could not check x-rays until next Monday which resulted in the ee missing 1 day of work.
Employee reported the injury on 3-22-14. He stepped over a steel set spreader bar and slipped on wet concrete and fell. Causing left knee pain.
Employee stumbled and tripped while carrying a rock dust bag, when he went to pick up the bag he felt a sharp pain in lower back.
Employee was installing a new seat, in a CAT Enddump cab. In the process of pulling the seat he lost his grip and fell back into the cab firewall with his left shoulder.
employee walking to check densitometer, slipped in a hole, sustained injuries to back, hip and groin.
Employee was walking the 401 Belt and encountered a slippery area where water and gypsum had mixed. He felt his heel slip and tried to catch himself. As he attempted to catch himself he felt a sharp pain in his left leg and fell to the ground.
While employee was smearing a stopping in 401 #1, he slipped off the ladder & fell on left leg and landed on his back to the ground. He felt sharp pain to his back and knee. He reported the incident until 5-28-13 and went to Reliance Medical for treatment, he was released to sedentary work.
Employee stepping off of flatbed truck cab, noticed slight pain in shoulder. Later reported pain in shoulder and was assessed by EMT. employee returned to work and visited doctor on 22nd. Administered medication and restricted work.
Employee tripped while walking at the pit staging line. Employee received minor contusion on hand and received medication for discomfort in back
Individual was refueling a piece of mobile equipment when they stepped into a small depression in the dirt causing them to step and sustain an injury
Individual stepped into a pothole near a parking ditch and injured their leg.
employee was washing 300 transfer and lost his balance on a wooden pallet, causing him to twist his right ankle. Reliance Medical Group diagnosis fracture right ankle.
Employee walking to parking lot after end of shift. Employee stumbled and fell onto left hand. Resulted in sprain to left wrist and a slight contusion on left hand.
Employee stepped on the edge of the shield toe and caused him to slip and fall, landing on his right hip. Diagnosis: contusion right lower back and released to full duty. On 12-27-12 doctor noted: Do not return to work until further notice.
Employee was conducting service on CME0408, while turning the cutter head to change bits, his foot slipped and he felt a sharp pain in his right leg calf muscle. diagnosis calf tear from Reliance Medical Group.
While getting into the cab TRD0775 CAT D11T dozer the operator slipped on the left track causing abrasions on left abdomen and tailbone. Employee was released to restricted duty, diagnosis left side back pain and strained.
while using high volume fire hose to wash ASH Truck window, employee stepped forward on a mud and strained right knee.
Employee was walking slipped and fell, due to water on the floor and broke his femur bone.
Employee was conducting a PM on 1318 End Dump in the shop. he was coming off the ladder from the deck above the engine compartment to the top of the transmission area. The 2nd step on the ladder broke loose on one side, causing him to fall off the ladder. diagnosis lumbar strained and do not return to work.
Employee was exiting down a boarding ladder, from work plaform and felt the knee pop.
While conducting a foot patrol, the security officer started to lose balance on an icy spot. In the process of regaining her balance, she felt a strain in her lower back.
While employee was walking down the entry around 38 xcut to help inspect a hoist he slipped and contacted his knee on a chunk of coal. Causing right knee contusion and abrasion and released to restricted duty.
Employee stepped off lube truck to service and slipped on mud that came from leaks on water truck. Sprained right knee. Received medical treatment and released to restricted duty.
Employee rolled his ankle after getting out of the Wallace(unit) and before entering the belt entry for preshifting of belt. Employee told supervisor after preshifting that his ankle hurts. He was transported to Reliance and released to restricted duty and diagnosis with left ankle sprained.
After washing off the oil accumulation on his equipment, at the wash bay. Employee was walking towards washer wand storage bracket. He slipped on ice and landed on his left knee.
Employee was walking towards changeroom in the change room building. She felt a pain in her left knee after she missteped on ramp. Employee worked until March 9, 2011, had surgery on the torn menious in the left knee.
Employee was applying upward pressure to 4 inch all thread with a 5 foot pry bar. The bar slipped off the all thread causing the employee to fall from the second step of the ladder he was working from. The employee struck his left knee. The employee has been precribed meds & restrictions. (These were for a similar injury at their own Shop and do not apply to this report)
Tripped over washdown hose while washing a conveyor tunnel. The walkway has a metal grade (expanded metal). When employee fell his finger got caught in the expanded metal and over extended his finger. The over extending cause the skin to rip apart.
Walking out on shop apron step on frozen mud. His knee shifted and while lifting his other leg, placed upper body weight on left knee. Felt a pain in the knee joint and visited a doctor. The incident happened on February 5, 2010 however had surgery done on March 2, 2010 and started the miss day from schedule.
Employee sustained a sprained ankle when walking while performing rock dusting. Employee was evaluated and released to restricted duty.
EE was hanging J-Channel at 62 xc 5-6 with a co-worker. They had the J - Channel on shoulder lifting it to roof to strap the J - Channel off. EE slipped on uneven ground falling to his knees. He continued working until lunch time, he sat down for lunch, when he got up after lunch he noticed his right knee was sore.
Raining & muddy roads. Mud had collected on the steps to the driver's compartment while driving to fill location. Driver was dismounting while facing the cab, stated he had hold of grab bar & the steering wheel but his foot slipped & he fell 3 to 4 feet to the ground onto his left hip. Initial exam & x-rays were negative for fractures but CT-Scan showed hairline fractures at hip.
While employee was opening the vent valve at the dust tank, he slipped off the concrete pad that the pod sits on. He felt a pop in his right ankle. Reliance Medical Group diagnosed him with right ankle sprain and released him to restricted duty.
Employee over extended his knee while dismounting a dragline shoe step. The distance between the step and ground was approximately 3 feet to the ground.
Employee fractured left ankle when he twisted it on uneven ground.
Employee had shoulder pain after grabbing a hand rail when he lost his balance while standing on a loader battery box. After a MRI was done, it was determined that damage was done around the shoulder rotary cuff. Employee was put on restricted work on April 8, 2009.
Injured was going thru mandoor. He stepped on wooden pallet that was floating on water. He fell and dislocated left thumb.
Employee slipped on small patch of ice, when his foot hit dry ground it stopped suddenly causing the leg to twist. He then fell to the ground with his leg folded back under him. The leg was angulated. Employee was transported to the hospital and x-ray indicated that both bones in the right lower leg had been fractured.
An employee fell 4 feet from the deck of a lowboy while dismounting a front end loader vertical ladder.
Employee stepped on a coal that was on the step ladder while coming off. employee lost his balance and fell to the ground, causing him to sprain his right wrist.
While unloading structure from trailer, employee fell backwards and caught herself with right arm resulting in right wrist fracture.
The condition that contributed to the accident is placing a ladder on the side of a fuel tank to get stick readings.ladder was placed in a bad location and was not stable.EE steped on the ladder to come down the tank it slipped out from under him and the employee fell. The employee fell on his shoulder and broke his clavical.
Employee fell from the motor-grader while cleaning the windows. Employee struck his head on the ground, resulting into a laceration and required some sutures.
Employee was carrying a sheet-rock and slipped on snow covered ice and mud. He stated he was fine and applied band aid and did not seek medical treatment at the time. Until 3-3-08 he sought medical treatment at Reliance Medical, he was diagnosed with right ring finger fracture and released to partial duty.
An operator slipped and fell on ice after he had gotten out of their crew cab to head to his assigned equipment. The ice was hidden under the fresh snow that fell that morning. He was seen by company doctor and placed on restricted duty. The restriction did not allow him to return to his normal duty this date.