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HE WAS DOING A PRE-OPERATIONAL CHECK OF HIS HAUL TRUCK. WHILE CHECKING FLUID LEVELS HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER AND WHILE STOPPING HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HE BROKE HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE LADDER ON HIS LOADER AND STEPPED DOWN ON EITHER A ROCK OR UNEVEN GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO TRUCK LOAD OUT SHUTE IN PREPARATION TO LOADING TRUCK.IT WAS RAINING AT TIME. EMPL SLIPPED ON WET LADDER RUNG. AT THIS SAME MOMENT THERE WAS POWER FAI LURE AT PLANT & THIS STARTLED EMPL. COMBIN ATIONOF SLIPPING & BEING STARTLED AT SAME MOMENT CAUSED EMPL TO OVER REACT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON ONE OF THE TRACKS OF CRANE WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES.
THE BATESVILLE AREA HAD JUST ECPERIENCED A HARD ICE STORM AND THE GROUND CONDITIONS WERE EXTREMELY SLICK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING A CUSTOMERS TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING TO THE FORE MANS OFFICE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE CO CHRIOPRACTOR IMMEDIATELY X RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURES. THE IMPACT OF LANDING ON BUTTOCKS CAUSED MODERATE PAIN TO TH
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF LAST STEP TO TH GROUND. HAD JUST STEPPED OFF STEPS AND WAS WALKING AWAY WHEN HE EXPERINCED PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING NARROW GUAGE RAIL FLATCAR OFF OF KILN BRIDGE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER AN IMPROPERLY PLACED MANHOLE COVER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.THE EMPL OYEE RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEFT LEG.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO APRIVATE PHYSICAIN FOR TREATMENT THAT INCLUDED 3 STITCHES.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES THE SAME AFTERNOON.
I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING MORNING MAINTENANCE DUTIES ON OUR PORTABLE CRUSHER I.NAME SLIPPED & FELL HE FX.HIS ANKLE (LEFT FOOT) NOTE PORTABLE CRUSHER WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME O F THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AREA, HE STEPPED ON THE OXYGEN/ACETYLENE HOSE IT ROLLED AND HE FELL.
INJURED STEPPED OFF OF SCALING TOWER TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE MATERIAL WAS 1/4 INCH OR LESS ROCK WENT TO DR 9-12-88 AFTER WORK LAID HIM OFF 3 DAYS.
EMPLOYEE AS COMING DOWN THE STEPS OUTSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM, STARTED TO CATCH HANDRAIL AND MISS. FOREMAN HAD JUST PASSED HIM ON STEPS, HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED AROUND. HE SAW EMPLOYEE ON GROUN D WITH FOOT ON SECOND STEP. WHEN EMPLOYEE SAW DR. SAID IT WAS AN OLD INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHED LOADING A CUSTOMERS TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING TO THE PLANT YARD.WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE TANK PLATFORM HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.TIME OF DAY INDICATES IT WAS DARK AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS NEGLIGENT IN WATCHING WHERE HE STEPPED ALL LIGHTING IN THE AREA WAS ON BUT THERE WEERE SOME SHADOWS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK STEPPED IN HOLE AND HURT HIS ANKLE.
MAINTENANCE EMP WAS WORKING ON TOP OF HYDRATE LOADING SPOUT. FOOTING WAS SLIPPERY DUE TO RAIN AND HYDRATE ON THE SCREW CONVEYOR COVER THE EMP WAS STANDING ON AND EMP LOST HIS FOOTING FALLING A AGAINST A GUARD RAIL. ONE OF HIS FRONT UPPER TEETH WAS BROKEN OFF EVEN WITH THE GUM
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BUILD UP IN CHUTE AND FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL AND BUMPED HEAD. GOT FOOT CAUGHT WHEN DISEMBARKING FROM AN ELEVATED AREA FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON BACK HITTING HEAD.' '
INJURED STATES 2E HAD PARKED A MACK 30TON HAUL TRUCK NEED THE RILN WAS CLIMBING OFF THE TRUCK WHEN HIS SHOE STRING GOT CAUGHT ON THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX.4FT.TO THE GROUND THE STI NG WAS EXTREMEL2 LONG & NOT PROPERLY LIED
EMPL WALKING DO4N STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON 3RD STEP.EMPL HAS TO GO UP & DOWN VARIOUS SETS OF STAIRS TO PERFORM NORMAL JOB DUTIES.
COOLERS ON KILN3WERE STOPPED UP AND INJURIED WAS USING A METER BAR TO PUNCH THE MATERIAL FREE WHEN THE BAR BECAME STUCK.AS HE PULLED ON THE BAR TO FREE IT HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE MET5L FRAME.
INJURED FELL TO3 THE GROUND WHILE WALKING TO CHANGE HOUSE GROUND HAD BEEN COVERED WITH SNOW & HAD BEEN R EMOVED WITH A FRONT END LOADER TO PROVIDE A WALKWAY
INJURED CLAIMS 7HAT HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE TOP OF THE STONE SILO WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS(SNOW) FALLING DOWN STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE STEPS.
INJ HAULING LIM9STONE FROM HEADING WHEN AFTER HE WAS LOADED HE MOVED AWAY DOWN INCLINE WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD LOST DRIVELINE.HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK THE TRUCK CONTINUED SHORT DISTANCE,OVERTURNED
CLIMBING A STAT3ONARY LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX 12 FEET TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE JUMPED3OFF FENDER OF EUC TRUCK HIT GROUND FLAT FOOTED JAMMED KNEE
INJURED FELL TO3GROUND WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF A CAT 910 FRONT ENDLOADER
SLIPPED ON WET 1ROUND FALLING,STRIKING RIGHT SIDE AND HIP ON RR TRACK.DIDNT LOSE TIME UNTIL 9-8-86.
INJURED STATED 2E WAS CLIMBING OFF OF MICHIGAN 75-A LOADER WHEN HE EITHER BLACKED OUT OR TRIPPED FALLING APPROX 4FEET TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO CLOSE DOOR TO TRANSFER CHUTE #5 KILN WHEN HE FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF A HAUL TRUCK MISSED HIS FOOTING AND FELL
INJ WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF STEPS WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ANKLE ONT HE METAL STAIR RAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING OUT THE FILTER OF THE LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND BRUISED HIS RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CLEARANCE BETWEEN DRILLINGRIG AND CEILING THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE DRILL RIG AND WHEN HE TURNED BACK HE WAS CAUGHT BY THE ROCK TOP KNOCKING HIM D OWN
DESCENDING DOWN EQUIP LADDER WITH PIECE OF FLOORING IN ONE HAND .THE OTHER HAND WAS USED TO SUPPORT AND HOLD HIMSELF WHILE DESCENDING LADDER.EMPL SLIPPED OFF LAST RUNG ON LADDER CAUSING INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWN THE ASH RING ON #5 KILN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF OF THE KILN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING FLY WHEEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK
EMPL CARRYING PORTHOLE DOWN FROM HYDRATYORS AND SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS GETTING OFF BAGGING MACHINE HE WENT OVER THE BELT & BUMPED KNEE ON BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING BAGGER WHEN HE STEPPED ON EDGE OF BROKEN BAG AND FELL ON EXPLANDED METAL FLOOR. HE RECEIVED LIME IN BOTH EYES, RIGHT EAR AND LACERATION ON LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM #76 WALKWAY WAS SLICK DUE TO RAIN & LIME ON WALK. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIMSELF ON THE BUCKET CONTROL LEVERS IN THE GROIN IRRITATING A BOIL.
EMP WAS CLIMBING ON LULL FORKLIFT TO MOVE DUMPSTER. SAID FEET RUBBER BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND SLIPPED FROM LADDER. IMPACT WAS TO BOTH FEET. HE WAS USING HAND RAIL WHEN SLIP OCCURRED
HAD JUST GOTTEN #4 KILN SAMPLE AND WAS GOING TO GET #5 SAMPLE.ON HIS WAY,SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE AND FELL,SPILLED SAMPLE ON GROUND.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF PUT HAND ON HOT ROCK HE HAD SPILLED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF 31 LOADER HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO BROKEN PAVEMENT AND FOOT TURNED AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OUT END OF SCRUBBER DITCH WHICH CONTAINED HOT SCRUBBER WATER AND LIME WHEN HIS FEET STARTED SLIPPING CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE INTO DITCH HE THOUGHT WATER WAS ONLY FEW INCHES DEEP WHEN IN FACT IT WAS APPORX 36 IN DEEP HE HAD ON RUBBER BOOTS BUT THE WATER WAS TOO HIGH EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BURNS TO BOTH LEGS ABOVE THE KNEE TO TOP OF FEET
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A 16 FT. EXTENSION LADDER THAT WAS NOT PRPERLY SECURED AT THE TOP AS EMPLOYEE NEARED THE APPROX. 6 FT LEVEL, THE LADDER TWISTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND WITH THE LADDER.