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Employee was placing filter fabric over drain, climbing layers of rock. While climbing, employee rested hand on rock and it moved. Employee fell with rock striking right lower leg and foot. ER exam showed fractured fibula 3in. above ankle.
This former employee was terminated at 4:20 PM on this date. As they were leaving they asked another employee who was unaware of the termination for a radio. At approx 4:40PM they used the radio requesting an ambulance, alleging that they had fallen down the stairs, hurting their back, leg, arm & ankle. Upon examination by a doctor, no injury was found about their body.
Operator dismounting a motor grader, missed the step & tried to catch self with left hand & ended up twisting shoulder & heard a popping noise. Employee was diagnosed with a ruptured bicep tendon & rotator cuff tear on 10/05/18. Employee has not missed any scheduled shifts & has scheduled surgery for January 2019. EE had surgery 1/21/19 & will miss upcoming scheduled shifts.
Employee was welding on truck box 12.516. While employee was repositioning self to continue welding, employee slipped and fell. Employee put right hand down to break fall, landing on hand causing small finger to dislocate. Employee was wearing proper hand protection. Employee went to ER and had finger relocated.
EE tripped on loose rock on Mine Floor & cut upper left leg. EE received stitches.
While dismounting the mantrip EE said slipped when getting out, put hand down to catch self & felt a pop in left shoulder.
Employee was checking a drain pipe & fell on loose rock hitting knee and chest on a rock pile.
Employee slipped on the ice walking to a crew van causing pain in EE's right knee. The employee had a non work related surgery on this knee in Nov 2017, an MRI was performed on 3/6/18 which resulted in knee surgery on 3/20/18 with a diagnosis of a recurrent symptomatic medial meniscus tear. The first day the employee missed work was on 3/19/18
Warehouse employee was boarding a fork lift, employee's shoes had some mud on the bottom, employee slipped and bumped right knee. Initially it appeared the knee was just bruised. On 2/27 the doctored order an MRI because knee continued to be sore, the MRI determined a torn meniscus, the doctor ordered physical therapy. The first physical therapy visit was on 3/13/18.
Exiting rock truck, caught back of boot on 2nd step, lost balance & fell forward hitting head on fire ext. bracket.
EE was helping take ATRS pads off on 1 side the pad on other side turned over & hit self in face & fell against rib. EE had broken teeth & palate.
EE stumbled & fell when ee got off mantrip. EE tried to catch self, felt sharp pain in left wrist, wrist is swollen. EE went to doctor & was given FULL DUTY RETURN TO WORK RELEASE. EE followed up with doctor a week later & was taken off work on 08/08/2017 until evaluated by specialist. EE was diagnosed with a ligament tear in left wrist.
EE squatted down when raised up & turned felt pain in lower back, went on to section started hanging curtain. EE said pain got worse, went to local ER. EE stated the dr. said it was muscle spasm. EE went to family dr. next day, EE is off work do not have a return to work date.
Employee was on EE's grease truck, pumping grease in barrels. EE had 3 point contact but lost EE's grip with right hand, causing EE to fall from 4th step, landing on frozen ground. EE's right shoulder was injured, with bruising & swelling. Doctor has EE off work.
Got out of shot loader to check the road condition, slipped & fell on ice, hurt left arm
EE was tightening wheel lugs on shuttle car, bar slipped putting EE's weight on right ankle, EE went down in pain.
Employee was pulling cable into shuttle car, cable was tied off with tie wire. Tie wire broke, employee fell backwards catching self with left arm, causing pain in left shoulder. Employee did not starting missing work until 08/23/2016.
Stepping down off a drill & fell to the ground.
Employee states that as he was climbing down from loader using 3 point contact that his foot slipped and he fell.
climbing down a ladder after working on the frame of the machine under the rear glass when ladder footing slipped out causing him to fall onto the counterweight and then to the ground - employee went for treatment nothing was found to be wrong returned to work with no restrictions - returning to the doctor and was taken off work on 3/1/2016
Employee was out on the boom of the loader cleaning the windshield. He fell when he was crossing back over the handrail onto the catwalk. He fell from the catwalk to the ground.
Employee slipped and fell while on main frame of HWM causing him to hit his face on the vertical swing jack. Result of injury was a nasal fracture and employee returned to work on 05/28/15 to full duty with no further follow-up appointments necessary.
Miner head was retracted due to damaged coupling, employee has slipped while near head, and sharp cutter bit pierced his right leg.
EMPLOYEE STATED GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO USE BATHROOM AND TRIPPED IN A RUT FROM A DOZER, DUE TO STATED ICY. STATED HURT ANKLE AND FOOT
While operating dozer, noticed fuel cap missing and he exited dozer to put back on and fell/slipped on steps.
Stepped on uneven ground and twisted right leg/knee.
While using fire extinguisher, employee began coughing from fumes and lost balance causing him to fall down on shoulder.
Got off of loader to walk around front of loader bucket, tripped over bucket tooth falling flat and landing on wrist
after coming out of office holding pre-shift books, slipped and fell on back landing on steps of office porch
while putting a miner back together, his foot slipped and he fell down slippery conditions
While climbing up forklift, foot slipped, causing to hit leg and then falling backwards.
Climbing off grease truck and twisted ankle.
Employee was stepping off Rock truck when he slipped missed a step, he fell and landed on his knees
Was climbing down the steps of dozer and slipped. Leg was caught in stairs and strained knee while striking head on steps.
Pulling fuel hose off grease truck, foot became stuck in the mud, hurt knee.
Climbing down track to check for a leak, and foot slipped off pad. He held on with both hands but groin area landed on track
Stepping off loader and slipped falling to ground.
Stepping out of truck & slipped. Hit finger on edge of step causing laceration.
Employee on deck of dozer & slipped; falling between dozer & push arm.
Employee was walking up a set of steps to access a coal sampling system. As he walked up the first few steps he found that the steps was unsecured and was shaking as he took his first few steps up them. He lost his balance falling forward and fell on his left hand breaking a small bone in his left hand. Employee will need surgery.
Traveling down a snow/ice covered road, truck that he was driving spun around, got out to look at the road, slipped on ice, lost footing, fell on back.
EE exited his dozer, walking up tilt jack to top of blade to talk with another dozer operator. When returning to his dozer the same way, he fell off of blade and tilt jack head first, between blade and hoist jack, hitting his ribs.
Crossing a muck/rock pile, he fell over a rock, dislocated elbow.
Walking into security bldg at start of shift. As she stepped into bldg, she tripped and fell forward.
Employee slipped on oily track pad and knee struck grouser bar.
Raining, muddy and slick.
Dry Weather, Dry Ground. Employee was climbing back onto Dozer when stepping onto track EE slipped and fell to the ground landing on his right shoulder.
EE states he dislodged rock from scalping screen and lost his footing, falling down the chute onto refuse rock. EE suffered contusions on lower back, tailbone and side and also numbness in leg. EE was not tied off at the time of the injury.
While stepping down from the dozer, ee stepped in a hole twisting his ankle.
The EE stated that he was stepping across a 4" pipe on the floor. He stepped on a mat used for a jog station. The mat had mud on the surface, whick caused the EE's feet to move out from under him, resulting in a fall.