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While laborer was cutting brush and vines, he slipped on loose gravel and banged his wrist on a dirt bank or rock.
Employee was washing down vibrator with 1 1/2 high pressure hose. He pulled hose and slipped on wet screens.
EE was cleaning area of tail wheel when he went to move, foot got stuck and twisted knee.
EE was walking to work site, slipped on ice, hurt back. EE on and off work until 1/29/09.
Employee grabed co-worker to prevent him from falling. In the process he fell backwards causing deep bruise of butt.
Employee was lifting 5gallon bucket over a 18" wall and twisted right knee.
Twist to right ankle turned while walking towards car.
Employee was standing on a cross brace approximately 12" off the ground when he slipped off the bracing. He attempted to steady himself by grabbing an above pipe subsequently strained his left shoulder when his full body shock load was realized. Employee was not at work on 5/10 as he was sent to company doctor for further evaluation and returned to work on 5/11.
Weather related ice/snow at customer location.
Snow/Ice condition due to storm.
Weather related snow/ice
Slip/Fall
Employee was pulling a hose at a truck wash and fell on an evenly paved surface injuring his shoulder.
Employee was crossing rail road tracks and he tripped on the rail and fell to the ground.
Slipped on grease, twisted knee
SLIPPED AND FELL ON UNEVEN GROUND NOTE NO MEDICAL UNTILL 11-29-04 PAIN INCREASED WENT TO ER @ ST. LUKES HOSIPITAL RECIEVED MEDICINE
EE LOST FOOTING ON ROCK VIBRATOR AND FELL. (FELL ON SCREEN - SAME LEVEL.)
While looking at pump parts in the blacksmith shop he fell over the parts and bruise his left leg & shin.
Walking on uneven ground slip and fell bruise to back
EE WAS FRIGHTENED BY A BLACK BEAR VISUALLY CHECKING THE WATER FLOW AND WATER LEVEL AT THE 309 LIME TANK. HE TURNED AND RAN TO HIS TRUCK. HE TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. EE SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY WITH SOME NUMBNESS ON HIS RT. SIDE.
EE WAS WALKING FROM THE DUMP SHANTY TO THE DUMPING AREA TO SPOT A TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE UNEVEN SURFACE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS ENTERING THE #14 PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE. EE STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE GROUND, CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT NECK, HIP AREA, AND UPPER TRUNK ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EE SLIPPED ON DECK OF DMMII DRILL WHILE REMOVINGTHE BIT POT. EE COULD NOT BREAK HIS FALL & ROLLED FORWARD ONTO HIS LEFT WRIST
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WALKWAY, INJURING MULTIPLE BODY PARTS.
EE WAS STEPPING ON A LADDER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM RUNG, CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE.
WHILE CROSSING THE BELTLINE TO SECURE A GOOD WORKING POSITION TO SPLICE THE BELT, EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER ON THE L-330 LOADER WHEN THE BOTTOM STEP BROKE. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK ON THE WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE L330 LOADER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE PORTABLE STEPS HE WAS STANDING ON. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS BUTTOCKS, USING HIS ARMS TO CONTROL HIS LANDING.
EE WAS MOVING A RAILCAR #9067 WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. EE JUMPED FROM THE MOVING CAR AND LANDED ON THE GROUND, INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE PIN WAS MISSING FROM THE BRAKE LINKAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A WORK POSITION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST A LOADER BUCKET.
EE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM UNDER A TAILWHEEL OF A SCREENING VIBRATOR FEEDBELT WHEN HE SLIPPED INTO A HOLE USED TO COLLECT OVERSIZED SCREENED MATERIALS.
EE WAS WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A LARGE ROCK AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT RIBS. IT WAS DARK AND HE DID NOT SEE THE ROCK.
EE SAID THAT HE TURNED HIS KNEE WHEN DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TIME IT OCCURRED. HE INFORMED ME OF EVENT ONE DAY AFTER HAPPENING.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM HIS VEHICLE ONTO SOME ICE AND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE INJURED MULTIPLE BODY PARTS.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE STEPS FROM THE OPERATORS' CAB TO THE MAIN FLOOR IN THE 34 DRAGLINE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A STEP AND INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TO HIS WORK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM, WRIST, AND HAND.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER FROM HIS TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT STUCK IN A STEP CUT OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE DRIVER'S SHED FROM HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE START OF HIS SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOM ICE AND TWISTED LOWER BACK AREA.
EE WAS LEAVING THE HEAD HOUSE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICY STEPS, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER FROM HIS TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED REPAIRING THE KENWORTH STOCK TRUCK AND WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CAB WHENHE MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE UPON LANDING ON THE GROUND.
EE WAS REPAIRING THE 72" SEPARATOR WHEN HE FELL INTO THE TROUGH, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.