Employee was hanging curtain standing on an oil can. It tipped over causing him to strain/pull a muscle in his back.
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Showing all 11Employee stumbled against a pallet of rockdust injuring his tailbone area.
HANGING LINE CURTAIN, FELL FROM LADDER INJURING LOWER BACK.
LAPPING BELT ONTO SCOOP; SLIPPED & FELL OFF SCOOP BUCKET FRACTURING HIS ARM.
WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT, HIT HIS HEAD & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RT. SIDE. THERE WAS KNOT ON THE RT. EYEBROW, HE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT. SHOULDER & ARM.
OFFICER GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE TO RELEAVE HIMSELF. FEET SLIPPED ON ICE/SNOW COVERED ROAD & HE FELL. HE INJURED HIS HIP WHEN HE FELL.
HELPING ON MINER CABLE, FEET GOT CAUGHT IN MINER CABLE AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL.
STEPPING OFF PUSH ARM ON DOZER, LEFT FOOT HOOKED IN TREAD PLATE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EXPECTED TO RETURN ON 8/23.
WET & RAINY CONDITIONS. SLIPPED & HIT HEAD.
WHEN EE WAS DISMOUNTING COAL TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM ATTACHED LADDER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO THE GROUND. THUS, RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT SIDE & A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT ARM.
DRIVER WAS STANDING ON FENDER OF COAL TRUCK AND FELL OFF WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A AIR FILTER.