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HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRAIN, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE ON STEP LADDER CHANGING 4 FT FLUORSCENT LIGHT BULBS THE STEP LADDER FOLDED AND HE FELL ONT OP OF FILE CABIENT. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, LEFT LEG, LEFT WRIST.
WALKING BACKWARDS USING PUSH MOWER-STEPPED IN HOLE AND FELL.
FELL FROM STEP ON TO GROUND ON HIS BUTT.
OPERATOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO SPOIL WALL. THE WALL FELL IN ON THE IR DRILL ON THE DUST COLLECTOR SIDE. EE EXITED THE DRILL, JUMPED OVER THE HAND-RAIL. EE SAID HE HURT HIS TESTICLES EITHER ON THE HANDRAIL OR WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.
POURING NAPTHA FROM 55 GALLON DRUM INTO 5 GALLON BUCKET. SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING INJURY.
WHILE PERFORMING PM ON TRUCK MECHANIC NOTICED CRACKS IN BED. ASKED HELPER TO THROW PAINT TO HIM TO MARK CRACKS. WHEN HE REACHED FOR PAINT CAN. HE STARTED TO FALL. HE HELD ON TO HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND BRUISED RT. LEG, ARM & HIP. ALSO HAD CONCUSSION.
HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AND FELL BACKWARD AND HIT ELBOW AND ARM.
OPERATOR STARTED TO DISMOUNT K500 LOADER, LOST GRIP ON HAND RAIL, CAUSING HIM TO SWING TO ONE SIDE HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE TIRE AND HITTING THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING THE LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF THE REFUSE TRUCK AND HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING, HE FINISHED THE SHIFT.
EE AND CO-WORKER WERE ON THE TOP WALKWAY/PLATFORM LEVEL AT THE GRAVITY TAKE-UP (COUNTERWEIGHT) WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF HANDRAIL DOWN ONTO MAIN WALKWAY PLATFORM, & STEPPED BACKWARDS, FALLING THR OUGH A 24" X 30" OPENING AND LANDED ON THE WALKWAY PLATFORM (APPROX) 14 1/2' BELOW. AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED HIM TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.
EE WAS WALKING ON SPOIL MATERIAL AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WITH HIS LEFT LEG. NOTHING WAS REPORTED. APPROX. 1 WEEK LATER THE RIGHT LEG BEGAN TO SWELL. SUBJECT WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD HE MAY HA VE A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS RIGHT LEG. TREATMENT DID NOT HELP SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR WHO FOUND THE RIGHT LEG BROKEN DUE TO OVERSTRESSING THE BONE.
HE FELL OVER A HOSE LAYING IN THE FLOOR OF THE OFFICE. HE LANDED ON HIS ARM AND ELBOW.
HE FELL OFF AN ENDLOADER TIRE WHILE HE WAS CHANGING OUT AN AIR FILTER.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE GETTING OFF OF BOBCAT LOADER THAT HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN BUCKET CAUSING PAIN TO NECK & BACK.
EE WAS WASHING DOWN AN ENDLOADER WHILE STANDING ON THE SURFACE OF THE EQUIPMENT. THE SURFACE WASSLICK CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 6 FT. ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE RESULTING IN 3 BROKEN RIBS.
LOADING COAL SAMPLES IN PICKUP TRUCK-EE TRIED TO STEP INTO PICK UP TRUCK USING REAR STEP BUMPER FOOT SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER ON TAILGATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTION ONTO A SUPPLY CAR. WHEN HE FELL FORWARD AFTER SLIPPING, CAUSING THE BELT STRUCTURE TO STRIKE THE SUPPLY CAR AND BOUNCE BACK, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES MOUTH A ND CUTTING HIS LIP AND FRACTURING A TOOTH, AT THE 318 SUPPLY POINT.
EE WAS EXITING A TRACK LOCOMOTIVE MANTRIP ALONG THE ME TRACK NEAT E-15. EE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE MINE BOTTOM, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. *EE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR JOB 3/1/00 THRU 3/3/00. *FIRST DAY OFF 3/6/00.
EE WAS WALKING IN XCUT L1-L2 WHILE OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER BY RADIO REMOTE IN THE E-18 (022-0) SECTION. EE TRIPPED ON A EXTENDABLE LINE CANVAS FRAME AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS WEAR ING KNEE PADS. EE RETURNED REGULAR DUTY WITHOUT MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM 02/08/00 THRU 02/18/00.