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EMPLOYEE INTO BREAK ROOM TO PUT LUNCH PAIL UP. WALKED BACK OUT OF BREAK ROOM AND HIS LEFT KNEE WENT OUT ON HIM.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED A SUMP PUMP FOR REPAIRSAND FAILED TO COVER 1' MANHOLE. AFTER NEARLY COMPLETING THE REPAIRS THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTOTHE MANHOLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING BOTH ELBOWS.
WHILE PICKING UP SAMPLE BAGS HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TURNED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER A TWO [2] FT WALL THAT HAD ICAE ON IT. HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS STAKING ORE AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING THE F23 CAT WATER TRUCK. FUELING WAS COMPLETED, EMPLOYEE LET THE FUEL HOSE FALL TO THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK LANDING ON HIS RIGH T WRIST. EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 2 FEET.
SPLITTING SAMPLES WALKING ON FLAT SURFACE KNEE BUCKELED FELL TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A TOOL BOX UP WOODEN STEPS AT HIS OFFICE, WHEN THE BOTTOM STEP SLIPPED. EE APPEARED TO BE IN ALOT OF PAIN, EMT'S WERE CALLED, THEY PUT HIM ON A BACK BOARD AND NECK BRACE, PUT HIM IN THE AMBULANCE AND TOOK HIM TO ELKO GENERAL HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES SLIPPED ON DECK OF SHOVEL; FELL TO HIS KNEE AT BOLT THAT WAS FASTENED TO A CLAMP AND WENT INTO HIS KNEE.
EMPLOEYE ALLEGES STEPPING OVER SAFETY CHAIN ON BACK OF DRILL WATER TRUCK,HOOKED HIS TOES ON BOTTOM CHAIN AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES STEPPING OFF THE TRUCK SHE WAS DRIVING AND STEPPED ON SOME FROZEN MUD AND SHE TWISTED HER RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS FUELING DRILL. WHEN HE DISMOUNTED FROM EQUIPMENT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON GROUND TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE UNDER HIM.
SERVICING TRUCK JUMPED OFF TRUCK STEP LANDED ON ROCK TWISTING L ANKLE
WHILE GETTING OFF DOZER,SLIPPED & JAMMED FINGER -THUMB INTO CYLINDER.
WITH SAFETY BELT ON WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO ABOUT 18 FT. HEIGHT. ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY UP (ABOUT 15 FEET) THE LADDER GAVE WAY CAUSING MAIN TO FALL, BREAKING HIS ANKLE ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
I.NAME PACKING JACKLEG DRILL INTO STOPE 712 TO DRILL & BLAST HDG. SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL.JACKHAMMER FELL CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACKHAMMER AND FLOOR OF STOPE.LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.
ASCENDING STEP LADDER TO REPAIR PIPELINE.STEPPED ONTO 3RD STEP,LADDER TOPPLED AND HE FELL STIKING HEAD ON GRATING FLOOR KNOCKING HIM UNCONCIOUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING SECURITY ROUNDS WITH A KEY CLOCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICE PATCH AND BROKE LOWER RIGHT LEG.
THIS MAN WAS INSTALLING INSULATION ON A PIPE BELOW THE CIL TANKS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK DURING HIS FALL
EMP WAS CLIMBING OFF OF LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THW LADDER AND CAUGHT HIMSELT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING HIM T/ PULL HIS AR OUT OF JOINT
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM HAUL TRUCK. WHEN TAKING LAST STEP OFF FROM HAUL TRUCK, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO FROZEN, SLIPPERY GROUND WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING BY THE S.A.G. MILL TO CHECK A TANK WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SOME SPILLED FLCCULANT SOLUTION THAT HAD SPILLED ON THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING SLIPPED ON MUD AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF SHOWER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM HIS SHOWER SHOE CAUSING MAN TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL DOWN AND HIT RIGHT CHIN ON 3" CONCRETE WATER RETAINER.