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Employee was going down the stairs at the industrial sand plant and tripped on the step.
EE's right ankle rolled to outside when he stepped down from control house @ Portable Crusher #1 and stepped on some sand that filled in an area around the ground rod--sand gave way under his weight. Result: sprained right ankle and injury to distal fibula.
EE HAD BEEN IN PROCESS OF REMOVING ROCK STUCK BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT. HE WAS RETURNING DOWN CONVEYOR & SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK. HE FELL ON CONVEYOR BELT, STRIKING RIGHT FOREARM ON SHARP ROCK, CAUSING LACERATION.
FAULTY EQUIPMENT, HAND HOLD ON SUB CONTRACT HAULER VEHICLE NOT OWNED BY APAC
EE was walking to the plant and soil caused with and caused him to trip and hurt knee was a first aid case until dr drained fluid off knee 2-14-05
EE WAS UP ON A PORTABLE LADDER AGAINST THE LIME SURGE BIN CLEANING THE LEFT OVER LIME BUILD UP OF THE SIDES. EE SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND CAUGHT EE WITH RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A MILD STRAIN.
EE was climing into 773A Haul truck when he attempted to open the door and lost his hand hold. He fell backwards off the catwalk approximately 8 feet to the ground and landed on his left wrist.
Ee was operating skid loader. he was starting to exit the skid loader and placed his right foot on the bucket. his foot slipped off the bucket and became pinned between the bucket and lock. he lost his balance and fell forward causing disolcation to three toes on his right foot.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO HAUL UNIT (#423-866) WHEN HE MISSED A HAND HOLD AND FELL OFF LADDER.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS ON SECOND LEVEL OF WASH TOWER & SOMEONE LEFT A CROWBAR ON STAIRS. HE DID NOT SEE IT BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED W/DUST. HE STEPPED ON IT & ROLLED CAUSING HIS FEET TO SLIP OUT FROM UNDER HIM WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL. EE ALLEGES HE FELL ONTO HIS BUTT & LANDED IN A SITTING POSITION ON THE STEP ABOVE WHERE THE CROWBAR WAS LOCATED. HE ALLEGES A STRAIN.
EE BEGAN TO ASCEND LADDER ON HAUL UNIT WHEN THE BOTTOM RUNG BROKE AND HIS FOOT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING A SEVERELY STRAINED RIGHT KNEE. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO COMPANY UNTIL JUNE 30, 2003.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FAST TO SHUT OFF ON PLANT AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROCK BERM THAT EQUIPMENT PARKS AGAINST AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A DOZER DURING RAINING CONDITIONS HE HAD PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE BLADE. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL RESULTING IN HIM FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
INDIVIDUAL AND OTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START TRUCK. HE BEGAN TO WALK ALONG THE FRAME TO CHECK THE CONNECTIONS WHEN HE STOPPED ON THE BATTERY COVER THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FENDER. IT WA S TOO DARK TO SEE WHERE HE WAS STEPPING. HE FELLTO THE GROUND APPROX 4 FT AND HURT HIS RIBS LAYING ON THE GROUND.
EE INJURED BACK & SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A DIRT CLOD AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT A EUCLID, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS WHEN HE FELL HE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
SHE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND TAKEN A FEW STEPS WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF A SMALL LEDGE OF ROCK AT THE BASE OF A STOCKPILE AND TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A STRAIN. SHE WAS IN THE PRO CESS OF VERIFYING INVENTORY.
EE SLIPPED WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER OF CRANE ANDRECEIVED SMALL LACERATION(STITCH) TO UPPER THIGHAREA OF LT. LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A ROCK DEFLECTOR ON PHASE 1 SCREEN DECK. HE WAS STANDING ON A PILE OF ROCK FINES WHICH BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A STRAIN. EE WAS INSTRUCTED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT THE AREA HE IS WORKING IN IS CLEAN AND FREEOF TRIP SLIP HAZARDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON THE PLANT, HAD MUD ON HIS FEET AND SLIPPED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND HURT HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE STATE THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A SHAKER SCREEN WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BACK OF HAUL TRUCK WHILE CLEANING BACK WINDOW AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A GREASE FITTING. LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM LAST STEP ON LOADER TO GROUND. HIS RIGHT FOOT HIT A RUT AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. CHECKED, X-RAYED, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, BRACE, RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CONVEYER BELT, WHILE GETTING DOWN HE JUMPED A DISTANCE OF 4 FT TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARDS KOMATSU LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE GROUND AND FELL FLAT ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING GUARD ON BELT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE GUARD AND ANGLE IRON.
EE WAS STANDING ON RADIAL STACKER CONVEYOR. HE PULLED ON WINCH CABLE AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
HE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET INTO LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY BOOT AND FELL TO GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS HEELS CAUSING JOLT TO KNEES.
WHILE PLACING FLOATS UNDER DISCHARGE LINE AT THESAND PLANT, EE SLIPPED & FELL ON AN ANGLE IRON CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK & MID CHEST STERNUM
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND MISSED LOWER STEP. EMPLOYEE FELL, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM HAUL UNIT AND MISSED HAND GRIP. HE FELL TO GROUND, HITTING ON HIS FEET AND ROLLING ONTO LEFT SIDE. WE SENT HIM TO DOCTOR TO INSURE HE WAS OK; X-RAYS NEGATIVE, CONTUSIONS (BRUISES) TO LEFT SIDE (HIP, LEG, ETC.) PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY. RECHECK ON 8/14/00 A.M. RELEASED TO REGULAR DUTY.
THE BELT WAS COMING FROM THE MAIN CRUSHER WAS JAMMED, HE WAS STANDING ON RAMP TRYING TO SEE WHAT WAS JAMMING WHEN THE ANGLE IRON HE WAS HOLDING ONTO BROKE ALLOWING HIM TO FALL APPROX 5 FT TO G ROUND.
EE WAS GETTING A TOOL FROM THE BACK OF A TOOL TRUCK. THE EE JUMPED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TOOL TRUCK SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WALKING ON PLANT YARD, STEPPED ON ROCK, TENDONITIS - RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL FROM BUMPER OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK.
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WORKING ON A 988 CAT LOADER. A FOOT OF THE LADDER SANK IN THE SAND AND CAUSED THE LADDER TO LEAN. THE EE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, SLID DOWN THE LADDER AND CUT HIS CHIN.