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Employee was walking up steps to get to 5-1/2' cone crusher when EE tripped on the 5th step and fell hurting EE's left leg above EE's ankle. EE was brought to the emergency room by EE's supervisor and put in a walking boot.
Coveralls got caught and tripped the person involved causing the person to fall and puncture hand when falling to the ground.
Slip and fall on ice on the catwalk. Torn meniscus in one knee.
Employee was descending down into the Jaw Crusher to stand on a platform placed to disassemble locking wedge and jaw die when EE twisted Right ankle.
Employee was climbing down off of loader when EE slipped and fell off the loader steps and felt pain in lower back, hip and hamstring.
Employee was cleaning the windows on loader and slipped and fell from the machine.
Employee was lifting an air compressor off a pick up truck when employee slipped and fell. Employee's back hit the side of the truck and the compressor landed on employee's right leg.
Cleaning snow off of # 9 conveyor belt slip on a patch of ice on grated cat walk started to fall and caught the hand rail under the left arm pit and damaged left shoulder.
The employee was carrying a bucket shroud, climbing over shot rock to get to the excavator on its perch. EE lost balance, fell, and thumb was crushed between a rock and the shroud. EE's thumb split open and required eleven stitches.
Climbing down front Ladder of Haul Truck #64 at coffee break and missed the bottom step Fell to the ground on left side Hip. Could not put pressure on it was taken by ambulance to the Hospital to be examined.
Employee was descending a wet plant stairway when the employee slipped and lost footing. Employee leaned back and wrenched shoulders trying to prevent self from falling.
Employee was climbing off a Cat D8 that was in the shop for repair. When ee stepped off the machine, ee rolled ankle and had a hard landing on the shop floor. The following day ee went to the doctor's to have it examined. EE has a broken fibula and torn ligaments.
While the employee was adding hydraulic oil to their machine they slipped and fell.
Employee was on a walkway on the crushing plant. EE ducked down to walk under a conveyor, and when ee stood up ee felt a "pop" in knee. It didn't bother ee until ee got home, when ee felt pain when trying to bend leg.
The employee was pulling on a breaker bar (ratchet) which disconnected from the socket causing the employee to slip and twist employee's left knee.
Employee was working on a stalled conveyor. There was a small amount of loose gravel on the belt and employee slipped and fell injuring back.
Loader operator was climbing into his machine and he felt a tear in his right calf. He went to the doctor's on Saturday, 9/19/2015 and it was determined that he ruptured his right calf muscle.
One employee was on a ladder (wearing fall protection gear) when the ladder slipped out from underneath him, due to ice. The injured employee attempting to help, put the ladder back and proceeded to climb the ladder to get the hanging employee back on. The ladder slipped out a second time, and he was injured when he fell.
Employee was working on the jaw's discharge conveyor when another employee energized the conveyor. The conveyor started, the employee who was on the belt fell, rolled around and hit his head before the conveyor was shutdown.
Employee tripped over concrete footings on scale. He twisted and sprained his ankle.
Was assisting the foreman service equipment. Climbing down from machine lost grip and landed on right knee.
The employee was pulling on a lever to release the fifth wheel and lost his footing. He slipped and bashed his chest on the fender of the tractor, knocking the wind out of himself and tearing cartilage from a rib.
Slip and Fall due to extremely low temperatures and icy conditions in the yard. Sand had been put down to prevent this, but the sand and snow wore down and this icy patch unknowingly was exposed as workers traversed the area.
Operator pulled up to office trailer to unload his personnel objects & bin controllers when he climb out to ladder and started down was probably about 4 feet from ground he lost his grip when shoe got stuck on step tread-and fell backwards, he stated that he was only using a couple of finger to hold on with items in hand.
Was attempting to discard a piece of steel into a scrap dumpster. Started to slip and twisted shoulder. Did not fall. Walk had been previously sanded but was raining that morning so there was a glaze on service again.
Moving rock in road, slipped and sprained ankle.
The parking area was icy and employee slipped when getting out of his car.
Employee slipped on stairs from office trailer. He fell onto his right arm and tore his rotator cuff.
Employee was moving 55 gallon oil drum and slipped on ice.
Employee was on the sand screw putting on rubber, it was lightly raining. EE slipped & hit his face & then landed on his right knee & hand. He broke 2 bones in his hand.
Climbed down from excavator to help on the portable plant. While descending the 3" x 5" pile where he was working, he twisted his knee and fell to the ground.
SLipped and fell from loader.
Employee had come down off the plant and onto the ground when he slipped on ice and fell onto his back. He got up and thought he was fine until he woke up the next morning and his back was sore.
PLANT OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WALLS OF HOPPER, HE SLIPPED & FELL INTO THE HOPPER.
DIGGING A TRENCH TO LAY PIPE, CLIMBING OUT OF TRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST TRENCH WALL AND HURT ARM/SHOULDER (LEFT).