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EE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT AND HAD PULLED THE SERVICE TRUCK NEXT TO A TRACTOR. WHILE GETTING OUTOF THE TRUCK EE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND SWUN INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. EE WAS HOLDING TO A L LALA HOLD-HI DID NOT TRIP OR FALL
EE WAS CLEANING IN LOADOUT SAMPLE ROOM. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A SHORT LADDER TO A LOWER LANDING, HE GLANCED UPWARD TO SEE IF HE COULD SEE SOME PIGEONS IN THE ROOM BECAUSE OF FRESH DROPPINGS ON THE LADDER & FLOOR. WHILE LOOKING UP, EE BECAME DIZZY, SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 2-3' TO THE LANDING, STRIKING HIS KNEE. KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN. EE WENT TO DR. & IS OFF WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE REAR ENGINE ON A SCRAPER. WHIEL DISMOUNTING FROM THE SCRAPER, EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE EITHER MISSED A STEP OR SLIPPED BUT THE NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. STEPS AND HANDHOLDS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A RIMPULL COAL HAULAGE TRUCK. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP, HE NORMALLY SWIVELS HIS FOOT AS HE DISMOUNTS TO THE GROUND. EE STATED THAT HIS FOO T DID NOT TURN, BUT HIS KNEE DID. NO SLIP OR FALL. STEPS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A WABCO END DUMPTRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE 1ST STEP CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WORKED ALL WEEK. ANKLESEEMED TO BE GETTING BETTER UNTIL FRI. NIGHT/SAT MORNING. WHEN EMPLOYEE HAD CONSIDERABLE PAIN ANDSWELLING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR. ON 4.19.98.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM D-10 TRACTOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. RAIN AND SNOW CONDITIONS.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A TRACTOR. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF, HIS HAND SLIPPED FROM THE HAND HOLD AND HE FELL OFF THE TRACTOR. HE LANDED AWKWARDLY ON HIS FEET, INJURY HIS LEG. WEATHER WAS RAINY.
EE WAS GETTING ON THE BACK OF A 657 SCRAPER. THE SOLES OF HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE MOUNTING TSTEP, CAUSING EE TO FALL OF THE BACK. EE LANDED UPRIGHT BUT TWISTED HIS ANKL E WHEN HE LANDED. EE STARTED TO MISS WORK ON 8-25-97. HE WAS ON A SCHEDULED VACATION THE WEEK OF THE 18TH.
WHILE REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE DISCHARGE CHUTE OF THE 1A RECLAIM HOPPER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE STEEL SIDE BOARD. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 7-10-97.
EMP WAS MOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER. THE BOTTOM STEP WAS HANGING ON 2 CABLES. THE CABLES WERE BENT AWAY AT AN ANGLE. EMPS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THIS STEP AND HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE CORNER OF THE NE XT STEP. CABLE STEP WAS REPAIRED.
WHILE WALKING TO THE SHOP FROM THE BATHHOUSE PARKINGLOT, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON PACKED SNOW AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM HAUL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED WHEN HE GOT TO THE BOTTOM STOP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. DRY CONDITIONS.