EE WAS WALKING AROUND BUS ON EAST PORTAL BOTTOM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
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Showing 50 of 63EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER HANGING A CURTAIN WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL OFF LADDER.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE ALLEGES THAT AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE EXPLOSIVE TRANSPORT TRUCK AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT. KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE, SLIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS RUNNING THE SHIELDS, SLIPPED OFF PONTOON CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS UPPER BACK & PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON THE MINER TO REACH ROOF TO HANG RED FLAGGING WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF MINER CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS TAILBONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING HOSES ON SHIELDS WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO A PONTOON, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING SLOPE WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK OR COAL, SLIPPED AND FELL, WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF FEED BOX TO HEAVY EQUIPMENT REFUSE SCREEN, AFTER PLACING FOOT ON HAND RAIL TO CLIMB DOWN HE SLIPPED AND HIT TOE PLATE, TURNING RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHIELDS WHEN HE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AND FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE SHIELD.
EE WAS CARRYING A SECTION OF MONORAIL, TRIPPED & FELL CAUSING MONORAIL TO STRIKE LEFT SIDE OF GROIN.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RELAY BAR HITTING HIS RIBS (CHEST) ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF SCOOP AND FELT A BURNING PAIN INHIS LEFT KNEE. STARTED MISSING WORK 6-3-02.
EE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER, WHEN REACHING THE FRONT OF THE BOLTER, HE MISSED THE STEP & FELL APPROX 2 FT TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A FOOTER FOR A Y PROP WHEN HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK AGAINST A SCOOP BUCKET.
EE WAS CLIMBING THE ACCESS LADDER OF THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE. THE KNEE WAS SPRAINED.
A SIDE H.M. CLEAN COAL SCREENING WAS DOWN AND NEEDED WELDING DONE. THE EE STEPPED OVER INTO THE SCREEN TO START REPAIRS WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP.
EE WAS PAINTING SURVEY MARKS ON THE LONGWALL HEADGATE ENTRY. A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND WHEN HE MOVED TO AVOID THE ROCK, HE TWISTED HIS LT. ANKLE. THIS CAUSED A BONE SPUR TO BREAK LOOSE IN HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND CARRYING A COME-ALONG ON HIS SHOULDER. HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A CABLE AND HE STARTED TO FALL. THE COME-ALONG STRUCK HIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE FELL OVER THE RETURN HOSE AT #23 SHIELD AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HIP. BRUISED HIP AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE DE-ICER TOTE AND PUMP WHILE LOOKING FOR ICE, HUNG HIS BOOT ON THE HOSE AND FELL STRIKING BOTH KNEES AGAINST THE SUPPLY CAGE FLOOR.
WHILE ROCK DUSTING, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND STEPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. DOCTOR REMOVED FLUID FROM KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BELTS BY #14 HEADER, TURNED TO LOOK AT CHUTE, STEPPED UP ON 6 INCH STEP AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING. AS HE FELL HE HEARD A NOISE FROM HIS KNEE.
MAN WAS HELPING PULL A FAN BLADE THAT WAS OUT OF SERVICES. THEY PULLED THE LAST TWO BOLTS & BLADE FELL TO THE GROUND, ABOUT 6". HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS H EAD ON ONE OF THE BLADES, CUTTING HIM ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW & HAD TO HAVE 5 STITCHES.
EE HAD CLIMBED UP ON AN I BEAM ABOUT 20' FROM THE GROUND TO GREASE #6 HEAD ROLLER AND FELL OFF OF THE I BEAM.
WHILE CONTRACTOR WAS TYING DOWN TIRES ON THE BEDOF A SEMI-TRUCK, A STRONG GUST OF AIR FROM A STORM BLEW HIM OFF THE TRAILER. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4', LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM.
EE SET HIS BUCKET ON THE TRUCK BUMPER. AS HE BEGAN TO CLIMB THE LADDER HIS BUCKET FELL AND WHEN HE TRIED TO GRAB IT HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ONT HE GROUND FROM THE FIRST STOP APPROX. HE LA NDED ON HIS BACK AND ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE FUEL HOSE CAME OUT OF THE FUEL TANK NECK. IN DOING SO HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AND STUMBLED. HE FELL ON HIS WRIST CAUSING A STRESS FRACTUR E AND IS WEARING A SOFT CAST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE #2 PLANT FLOOR, HE STEPPED OVER A PUMP SUCTION LINE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND PUT HIS RIHT ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSLEF. IN SO DOING HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING PROP THROUGH AN AREA WHERE SOME ROCK HAD FALLEN AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE SCOOP INTO MUD, SUNK UP TO HIS KNEES AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN WALKING.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED SERVICING ON END LOADER. AS HE WAS WALKING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JUNE 14, 2001 WHEN HE BEGAN LOSING TIME.
WHILE EE WAS WALKING ALONG #16 BELT LINE, HE STEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. BEGAN MISSING WORK 5/29/01
AS EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TO NEXT SHIELD, HE STEPPED ON THE PONTOON, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
AS EE WAS GETTING READY TO PUT IN THE PIN HOLE, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK 6/11/01.
WHILE TRUSSING IN INTERSECTION, EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
AS EE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE HEADGATE HE STEPPED ON A RELAY BAR WHICH WAS WET, SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HIS SELF-RESCUER HIT THE RELAY BAR AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE FUEL TRUCK CAB. HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL AGAINST THE FUEL TANK BRUISING HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON A D8N DOZER TO FUEL IT. HE FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED STANDING UP. HE ALLEGES PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. HE SLIPPED FROM 1 ST STEP WHICH IS 18" FROM GROUND LEVEL.
EE WAS GETTING ON A ROCK TRUCK. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE FIRST STEP AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE HAND RAIL. HE ALLEGES HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED A GROIN STRAIN.
AS EE WAS CROSSING OVER OLD STYLE RELAY BAR, HE TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF THE P&H SHOVEL WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HIS LEFT ARM. HE SUFFERED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HISBACK.
EE WAS GOING TO FULE DIESEL SCOOP & CLIMBED ONTOSTORAGE TANK TO PLACE PUMP HE SLIPPED & FELL TOGROUND HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. REPORT LATE DUE TO CLERICAL ERROR
EE WAS WALKING UP HILL AT THE HEADER AND FELL, LANDING ON RIGHT THIGH AND HIP. BEGAN MISSING WORK 4-22-01 DUE TO HIS SHOVELING CAUSING AGGRAVATION THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF DUSTER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. BEGAN MISSING WORK 11-27-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. HE OT OUT OF THE DRILL TO CHECK A DRILL HOLE. HE ALLEGES HE FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEG AND BACK.
AS EE WAS WALKING THRU #4 ENTRY, HE HIT HIS HEADAGAINST A PIN BOARD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK & LEFT SHOULDER