Employee was getting out of dozer at the end of his shift. He stepped off of the push arm, slipped on the slick ground and fell.
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Showing all 30Employee was greasing dive line when he slipped on the grease and fell off of the loader, hitting the ground.
Employee stepped off the rear step of a mechanic's truck onto unleveled ground, rolling his ankle.
Employee was walking on barge while it was being loaded for unknown reason. He claims his knee locked up causing him to fall into the water.
Employee stopped mantrip and put on park brake to change drivers. His foot got caught on something and he fell off of the mantrip. Mantrip was NOT moving.
Employee was walking when he stepped in a hole and allegedly twisted his ankle.
EE was walking in drift mouth when he slipped and twisted his ankle. EE was released to go back to work but chose not to.
EE stepped off of mantrip and twisted his right ankle.
Employee started to walk when he stumbled & fell, twisting his right foot and leg underneath him.
EE was hanging curtain on a ladder, slipped off and fell on left side hurting hand. Broke fall with his hand.
Employee slipped in the mud and when he tried to catch himself he cut his little finger and hand and stoved his wrist on belt guard. Return to work 3/10/10 light duty.
Employee was on a ladder hanging curtain. The ladder tilted causing employee to fall. Employee finished shift.
Employee fell over a masonary block and fell onto a pull trailer hurting his ribs and chest.
Employee was laying out shot pattern on drill bench. Mine break opened up under feet and the employee fell in.
Employee was plastering on Int. stopping, when the ladder tipped out away from stopping, causing the employee to fall.
Employee was leaving roof bolter to go get on mantrip. He walked through the #2 intersection when he rolled his ankle, twisting it. The employee worked 1/2 of his shift on 2/25/09.
Employee was cleaning roof bolter when he fell & hit his back on the canopy.
Driver jumped down off step injuring knee when he landed. The accident occurred 10/08 but the employee did not miss work until 2/3/09 thru 2/6/09.
Working on ladder while removing bed pins on 785C. While working with pry bar, lost balance and fell to ground. Working 6-8 feet off ground. Working on restricted duty - no time lost.
6 inches of snow and ice, causing ground to be slick and caused loader operator to fall.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING LEFT ARM & RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN TRUCK. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS HEELS, HIPS & BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOLTER ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE HIT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLT CAUSING HIM TO FALL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
Employee's foot got caught on something and caused him to fall into the bolt bin.
Employee was pulling old belt out of way, when he lost his grip on the belt causing him to stumble and fall.
DRILL STEEL GOT BROKEN DURING EE'S SHIFT. WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF DRILL, HE SLIPPED & FELL.
EE WAS PUTTING LUNCH BOX IN THE TRUCK & GOT PAPER TOWELS TO WIPE OFF HEAD LIGHTS. THE CAB FLOOR WAS SLICK WITH A CLEANING SOLUTION, WHEN HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER HE SLIPPED & SLID DOWN THE LADDER. AFTER LOOSING FOOTING FROM LADDER HE CUT HIS LEG ON THE LADDER.
EE WAS STARTING 777 CAT TRUCKS. HE HAD ALREADY STARTED A COUPLE OF TRUCKS AND WAS WALKING ACROSSA BANK TO START ANOTHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
EE STEPPED ON AN AUGER FLIGHT & SLIPPED & FELL -THUS STRADDLING THE AUGER FLIGHT.
SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE DISMOUNTING ENDLOADER.