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THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF DRY FLOCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF WOOD ON THE WALKWAY AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER USING RATCHET AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BEARING HOUSING WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO GROUND.
STEPPED OFF OF LECTRA HAUL STEP ON TO GROUND & SPRAIN HIS ANKLE
DRIVER WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM SUPER STRUCTURE TO GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN THE THE D9H DOZER, WHICH HE HAD BEEN RUNNING. AS HE REACHED THE GROUND HE TURNE DHIS ANKLE. HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH BEAM, (ON SIDE OF DOZER), TOT HE GROUND HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND HURT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON STEPS ON SIDE OF TRUCK CHECKING HIS LOAD. HE HAD FILTER CAKE MATERIAL ON HIS SHOES. HE SLIPPED FROM STEPS HITTING HIS LEFT HAND ON TRUCK OR GROUND CAUSING BROKEN BONE IN TOP OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK WHERE TRUCKS ARE LOADED. HE STARTED TO TAKE A STEP ON THE WALK AND HAD BAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
RAINING OPERATER MOUNTED DOZEN USING HAND RAILS SLIPPED ON TRACKS FELL BETWEEN TRACKS AND DOZER.
VICTIM WAS WORKING ON DOZXER STANDING ON LT TRACK WEATHER COND WERE RAIN & COLD VICTIM PROCEEDED TO MOVE & LOST FOOTING & FELL
FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP ON PUSH ARM OF D11N. WAS HOLING ON TO HAND RAIL ON THE TILT JACK CAUSING A PULLING REACTION WHEN THE FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP.
EE LOADING ROOF BOLTS AND GLUE FROM SCOOP BUCKET TO TOP OF ROOF BOLTER. IN TURNING HE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM OF SCOOP BUCKET RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.
GOT TANGLED IN C.B. ANTENNA WIRE AND FELL TO THEGROUND AND LANDED ON HIS HIP AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AFTER DARK HE JUMPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP LANDING ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE, WAS CLIMBING UP LECTRA HAUL LADDER TO START TRUCK. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND TRUCK WAS SETTING IN MUD HOLE FROM RAIN. EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED IN MUD BEFORE CLIMBING UP LADD ER AND HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM ON THE LADDER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. EMPLOYEE GRABBED HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM HITTING GROUND WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAMING ON 988A LOADER TO REPAIR MACHINE. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FROM FLLOR TO FENDER OF LOADER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FENDER OF LOADER. CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE L ANDING AGAINST GROUND STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HIP AND LEFT LOWER BACK.
54730USING A STEAM JENNY CLEANER TO CLEAN COAL FROM COAL SCREENS. TURNING AROUND,SLIPPED ON THE WET DECK AND FELL HITTING RIGHT LEG.
GREASING LOADER HIT R SIDE OF BACK ON FRONT BEFORE CAUGHT BALANCE
GETTING IN THE TRUCK TO GO UP THE HILL TO THE MINES, HE STEPPED UP ON THE BUMPER AND SLIPPED. IT BRUISED HIS LEG AND SKINNED HIS SHIN.
INJURED WAS OPERATING DOZER HE STOPPED TO GET OFF DOZER. HE STEPED ON TRACKS AND WALKED TO BACK OF DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DRILL BENCH IN HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BENCH AND WENT TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO GROUND, HE STEPPED INTO A DIP IN THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF CHUTE USING A WATER HOSE TO CLEAN OUT CHUTE AS HE STARTED TO STEP DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE FLOOR BELOW
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING D7 DOZER. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE CAB OF THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER TO CLEAN THE MUD FROM HIS HEADLIGHTS
SLIPPED AND FELL FROM REAR OF DOZER
PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE STEPPED ON TIRE IT ROLLED HE JUMPED OFF AND LANDED ON LG GRAVEL CREELING R ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TIMBER WITH CHAINSAW SLIPPED & FELL WITH SAW RUNNING
EMPL ON TAILGATE.TAILGATE WAS ON WELDER.TAILGATE KICKED OUT CAUSING FALL AND STRIKING SHIN ON TAILGATE.
EMPLOYEE HAS REPLACED AIR LINE AND HAD CLIMBED BACK INTO OPERATORS' CAB TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE GUAGE. WHEN HE HAD STARTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. E MPLOYEE HAD BEEN WALKING IN MUD AND OIL WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN LADDER WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL.
CURRING LIMB OFF TREE WHEN IT BROKE & FELL INTO LADDER CASUING EMPL TO FALL OFF LADDER APPROX 10'.
STEPPING DOWN FROM ENDLOADER, MISSED STEP AND FELL.
JUMPED FROM RR CAR STEPPED ON SOME OBJECT AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED IN A 9" DRILL HOLE. EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE, LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE & HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE CAB OF ROCK TRUCK HE TURNED TO GO ONTO CATWALK, SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.
OPEN CRACK IN GROUND
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PIN IN DUMP CLY ON LECTRA HAUL. EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER WHEN LADDER FELL OVER CASUING EMPL TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALLING TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING DUMP CLY ON A LECTRA HAUL DUMP TRK WAS CLIMBING UP A STEP LADDER TO PIN THE TOP OF HOIST CLY WHEN THE STEP LADDER HE WAS CLIMBING UP SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM LADDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK-SLIPPED ON LADDER.
STEPPED OF D-7 DOZER SPRAINED ANKLE & KNEE.
EE WAS PREPARING FOR SHIFT START WHILE WALKING TOWARD OFFICE CARRYING HAND TOOLS HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED LOST FOOTING AND FELL IN PARKING LOT ON RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW ON HIS STEP.
WIPWE WAS NOT REMOVING THE MUD AND WATER FROM WINDSHIELD.EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON LEFT FRONT FEEDER TO BEND THE WIPER TO REMOVE -WATER AND MUD.WHEN HE STARTED DOWN FROM FENDER HE HAD MUD ON THE B OTTOM HIS FEET CAUSING HIM TO SLIP FROM FENDER,HITTING ON BOTTOM OF FEET AND CAUSING SHARP APIN TO STOMACH.
EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF COAL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO FUEL TANK STEP WHERE FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING EMPL TO FALL & HIT ELBOW ON INTERIOR OF TRUCK & TRUCK FLOOR BOARD.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT WEIGH SCALES TO PUT HIN IN WEIGH UNIT WHEN EMPL SLIPPED ON FUEL TANK HITTING BACK ON SCALE STRUCTURE.
STEPPING ON BEL7LINE,SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST ROPES.INJURED LEFT LEG AREA AROUND KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS QU3TTING WORK WHEN HE WAS GETTING OF LOADER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED3FROM THE SCOOP ONTO THE GROUND AND PULLED MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.