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TRIPPED ON A SECTION OF 8" HOSE, STUMBLED AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF BROKEN CONCRETE AND FELL.
EE WAS CHANGING FROM ONE CEMENT STORAGE SILO TO ANOTHER HE CLIMBED ON TOPOF THS AIRSLIDE TO MOVETHE AIRSLIDE GATE, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG & BROKE HIS ANKLE
WALKING ACROSS PIN BARS WHEN DUST CAME THROUGH PRECIP. AND GOT THROUGH GOGGLES. I ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN--I MISSED GRATING, STARTED TO FALL. MY WRIST GOT HUNG ON RACK WHICH STOPPED FALL.
EMPLOYEE UNCOUPLED 2 RAIL CARS FROM ONE ANOTHER. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON RUNG OF DEPARTING CAR, SLIPPED AND HE HAD TO SUPPORT HIS WEIGHT UNTIL HE COULD RE-ESTABLISH FOOT HOLD.
INJURED EE WAS WALKING FROM PARKING LOT TO WORK SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE, TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING WITH TARP AND SLIPPED.
EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE RUNGS, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF STRAINING HIS SHOULDER. THE RUNG ON THE LADDER WAS SLIPPERY FROMA FREEZING MIST. THIS INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 1/6/97 WHEN EE WENT IN FOR SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE CYLONE PLATFORM WHEN SHE STRUCK HER FOREHEAD ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE. SHE STUMBLED AND FELL FORWARD ON HER LEFT KNEE.
THE MAN WAS WALKING HURRIEDLY ACROSS A ROLL CONCRETE PARKING APROX AT THE GARAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON HIS FEET GOT TANGELED UP & HE TRIPPED & FELL
THE MAN WAS WALKING ACROSS A CONCRETE PAD TO GET ON HIS MACHINE HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE THAT WAS OBSURED BY FREST SNOW WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST BAND FOREARM.
THE MAN WAS SUPERVISING THE PLACEMENT OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE IN AN ELECTRICAL TRENCH. WHILE HIS BACK WAS TO THE TRUCK, THE DISCHARGE SPOUT SWUNG AROUND AND BUMPED INTO HIM CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL DOWN. IN DOING SO, HE SPRAINED HIS FINGER.
THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSERT A 6 FT BIT ON 35 JACKHAMMER INTO A POKEHOLE ON A SILO CONE ABOUT 5 FT OFF THE GROUND. HE WAS STANDING ON LOOSE CLINKER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL DOWN WHEN HE FELL THE JACKHAMMER SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE FLOOR.
HERNIA RESULTING FROM FALL.
THE EE SLIPPED ON A MUDDY SURFACE AND FELL. HE BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHICH JAMMED HIS SHOULDER RESULTING IN A MINOR STRAIN.
EE WAS ON BACKHOE AND WHEN HE CLIMBED DOWN HE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
SLIPPED/TRIPPED ON STAIRS, PULLED KNEE.
EE LOST HIS FOOTING & STEPPED INTO AN 11" DIA. HOLE CREATED WHILE CHANGING BAGS IN A DUST COLLECTOR WITH HIS LEFT LEG AND STOPPED HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM, SPRAINING HIS LEFT THUMB AND WRIST .
CLEANING PRECIPITATOR & SLIPPED ON WET DUST UNDER THE PRECIPITATOR
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON GRINDING BALLS INSIDE #2 FINSIH MILL, POISTIONING LINERS, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITHOUT FALLING AND DID NOT KNOW OF ANY DISCOMFORT AT TIME. LATER A HARD SWELLING AND A BURNING SENSATION WAS FELT. EMPLOYEE HAD THROMBO-PHLEBITIS OF INSIDE LEFT LEG FROM UPPER CALF TO LOWER THIGH. REPORTED ACCIDENT 11-2-92.
PARTED CURTAIN TO WORK AREA 1 BEAM LEFT IN NARROW WALK WAY TRIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE AND WRIST.PAIN AND SWELLING.
I WAS STANDING ON AN AIR DUCT THAT WAS ANGLED DOWN AND COVERED WITH DIRT AND DUST INSTALLING AN AIR TANK. I TWISTED AROUND MY FOOT SLIPPED AND I FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE STEPS BELOW LANDING ON MY HEELS AND BUTTOCKS.
FOOT SLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING DOWN OFF S COAL FEED O WEIGHT FELL & H IT UPPER R LEG AGAINST RAILING OF CATWALK ALSO TWISTED BACK
MAN HAD DRAINED WATER LIMES TO HYDRO LAZER PUMP TO PREVENT THEM FROM FREEZING. HE RETURNED LATER TO CLOSE VALVES & WHILE STEDPPING DOWN FROM PUMP SLIPPED ON PATCH OF MUD & FELL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE DUST ON THE STEP OF TEE DRILL ACESS LADDER AND FELL AGAINST THE MACHINE.AFTER CONTINUED DISCOMFORT HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON OCTOBER 28.
INJURED WAS WALKING TOWAREDS THE WASTE DUST ELEVATOR BETWEEN THE TWO BAGHOUSES SHORTLY AFTER IT HAD RAINED HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET DUST AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE FELT A BACK MUSCLE STRAI N
STEPPING DOWN FROM PUMP, ANKLE TURNED IN AREA RECESSED BELOW FLOOR
INJURED WAS WALKING TOWARD THE BATHHOUSE BEFORE THE SHIFT BEGAN. HE TRIPPED WHEN STEPPING UP ONTO A CONCRETE WALKWAY AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON THE CONCRETE. MISJUDGING DISTANCE WAS A MA JOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AS HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE.
INSPECTING MILL, TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN SURFACE
EMPLOYEE WAS TORCHING OFF A VERTICAL BOX CHUTE AND HAD LAID A PICE ON THE FLOOR BEHIND HIM.HE LATER WAS BACKING UP TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF HIS WORK AND TRIPPED ON THE PIECE ON THE FLOOR.HE LAN DED ON HIS TAILBONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE ENGINE OF HIS ROCK DRILL WHILE STANDING ON A WET DECK. HE TWISTED HIS BODY AROUND TO REACH A CAN WHILE HIS FEET REMAMED IN ONE SPOT. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE AS A RE SULT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDERR FROM THE CAB OF A CAT 988 ENDLOADER WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 3FT OFF THE GROUND HE MISSED THE BOTTOM RUNG & FELL TO THE GROUND HE LANDED ON HIS BACK & BUMPED HIS H EAD
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A TIRE ON A ROADGRADER WHILE CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLID DOWN THE FACE OF THE TIRE TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON BOTH KNEES WITH MINOR A BRASIONS. HIS RIGHT KNEE ULTIMATELY SWELLED REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT.
THE EE HAD CLIMBED ONTO SOME STEEL BEAMS TO REACH AN AREA REQUIRING REPAIR HE MOMENTARILY LOST HIS BLANCE AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON STEEL I BEAM.
WALKING DOWN STAIRS SLIPPED ON STEP FELL ON TAILBONE JARRING UPPER BACK AND NECK
EMPLOYEE STEPPING DOWN FROM SCAFFOLD AND GOT FOOT TANGLED IN LIGHT CORD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS, STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON CORNER OF RAMP.
EMPLOYEES HAD CUT A HOLE IN THE GRATING TO PULL A PIECE OF 4" PIPE THROUGH WHEN INJURED STEPPED INTO THE OPEN HOLE.ILLUMINATION WAS POOR IN AREA WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT KNEE (MEDICAL).
ON 10-31, THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A HILL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL PHYSICIAN ON 11-1-89 DUE TO PAIN AND RESTRIC TED MOVEMENT.
I.NAME IN HOOD OF KILN ABOVE SHELF,WALKED OFF LEFGE.FELL 4' ONTO STEEL NOZZLE STRIKING LEFT 10TH ANTERIOR RIB.TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.
THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM DUCT.HE FELL APPROX 4' AND STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST ON IMPACT WITH GROUND.DUE TO SWELLING AND PAIN.HE WAS SPLINTED AND TRA NSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.THE LADDER HE WAS UTILIZING WAS SECURED-THERE WERE NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS SUCH AS MUD ETC TO CAUSE SLIPS.OCCURRED IN LAYDOWN.
LOCKING RAIL CARS BAR SLIPPED MAN LOST BLANCE & FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A FLAT BED TRAILER AT THE LAYDOWN YARD.HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUD ON HIS BOOTS,HE FELL OFF THE TRAILER(APPROX 5') AND HIT ON HIS LEFT WRIST.HE REPORTED TO FIRST AID IMMED IATELY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT.
WORKING ON A PIECE OF PIPE AND FELL, INJURING LEFT WRIST.
EMPL STUMBLED DESCENDING STAIRS AND CAUGHT HANDRAIL BUT TWISTED RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WALKING THROUGH MAINT SHOP SLIPPED DOWN BOLT CAUSED SLIP,WHILE TRYING TO CATCH BALANCE HE FELL.HE FELL AND HIT HIS NOSE ON RIM OF 55 GAL DRUM.
SLIPPED FROM ONE STEP TO ANOTHER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK AT PARKING LOT ONTO A SPOT OF ICE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ANKLE BEFORE HIS SHIFT BEGAN THE ONSET OF HIS STRAIN TOOK PLACE SATURDAY EVENING WHEN HE COULDNT COMFORTABLY WEAR HI S SHOE AND WASNT ABLE TO WORK THAT EVENING HE SAID HE DIDNT FEEL HE NEEDED TO SEE A DR BUT WOULD SOAK IT AFTER THE WEEKEND WHEN A DR WAS AVAILABLE HE WAS ABLE TO USE HIS FOOT WITH NO DISCOMFO
EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM VILLAGE JOB ASSIGNMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON THE ICE AND SNOW. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND STRUCK HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED BY CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO A WOODEN PLATFORM WHICH COLLAPSED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND FRACTURE HIS RIGHT WRIST.
GOING DOWN STEPS SLIPPED ON ROCKS.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD A CAN OF OIL IN HIS HAND. HE WAS OILING THE CHAIN ON THE RECLAIMER. IT STOPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL BACK ON A PIECE OF METAL ON RECLAIMER AND PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.