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Driver fell from the top of their trailer.
Miner conducting a work area inspection. Miner looked up at approaching pickup headlights and slipped on a patch of ice. X-ray taken 12/12/2024 no fractures and released to full duty. MRI referral was made on January 1/24/2025. 1/27/2025 rotator cuff tear was diagnosed. On 2/3/2025 referred to Orthopedic specialist for surgery.
Our driver was attempting to unhook hoses from the tractor to the trailer so they could disconnect the tractor from the trailer. Their foot got tangled with the step on the back deck of truck. Although they were holding on to the safety bar, they slipped and fell. They bruised their left side.
Employee was replacing a take up on a conveyor belt when, while doing so EE slipped resulting in a loss of balance and EE's arm impacted a guard adjacent to the belt. Went to doctor and was released to full duty that day. Followed up with doctor and fluid containing blood was drained from hematoma. Received doctors' notes on 12/4/23.
Employee slipped on lime putty and landed on EE's right shoulder.
Employee was loading shots for the quarry at the south ridge area, while walking on a down slope slipped on loose dirt and rocks and fell on EE's right side, felt a pop on EE's right shoulder.
Employee was closing the lids on top of a railcar when they tripped and fell forward. The employee was wearing their fall arrest and using a retractable lanyard. When they fell their arm was caught by the lanyard, resulting in a shoulder separation. Employee had surgery on 11/14/2023. Worked until then.
Employee was flagging a shot at around 2:00pm, suddenly the ground gave way and the employee fell in a hole, the right leg outside the hole, the left leg inside the hole, the right knee was at about EE's chest, then EE felt a pop on EE's right knee, EE then called a co-worker to help EE get up.
Employee was getting on the bus to ride underground and tripped on the first step. When EE caught self, EE hit EE's finger on the step.
Employee was walking downstairs, missed final step and fell to the floor hitting their left knee. Employee continued to work at full compacity, but medical evaluation determined a fracture of the tibia on 3/31/23. Currently employee is on restricted duty.
Employee was walking between equipment and slipped on the ice.
Employee slipped on a plant road. EE did not fall but had discomfort in front & back of EE' left knee when catching balance. EE followed RICE principles. EE was still experiencing pain so EE went to Occupational Medicine on 1/17/23. EE was given no restrictions & told to continue RICE. EE was still experiencing pain and was given restrictions on 2/14/23 at a follow-up appointment.
EE exited EE's truck on the lower scale and started climbing the steps to the scale house. EE tripped on the top step and hit the bridge of EE's nose on a structural beam. EE exclaimed that EE was in a hurry and that is what led to EE tripping and falling. EE's nose was broken as well as a minor spinal cord injury from the impact of the fall.
Employee was stepping off of forklift, felt slight twinge in right knee. Worked for several hours while knee was sore. After taking a break for lunch employee was unable to bear weight on leg. Waiting for doctor diagnosis.
While exiting truck on scale, lost balance and fell against safety rail. Twisted knee when falling against rail.
Slipped when exiting truck falling to the ground.
Employee fell down a flight of 10 metal stairs in the Hydrating building. Employee failed to firmly plant foot on first step and failed to maintain 3 points of contact. Employee suffered minor bruising, lacerations and friction burns to their knees, shins, left cheek, left elbow, left shoulder, neck and right hand.
Employee was walking down the outside lab steps, when EE got tripped up on the third from the bottom step and fell forward to the concrete sidewalk landing on left side. Medical Treatment 3/24/21 - X-Ray Positive multiple fracture of ribs
When stepping out of vehicle in the morning prior to shift, employee slipped in the parking lot. It had snowed the previous night and was snowing still that morning. Strain to right knee.
The employee was parking the grader in the shop to begin routine maintenance. When EE was climbing down the grader ladder (using three points of contact) EE lost EE's footing and grip with EE's left hand, EE caught self with EE's right arm/hand. EE originally thought EE just pulled a muscle but the range of motion and pain level continued to decline.
Employee was steam cleaning haul truck (H-14) at the steam jenny. Climbing down off of truck and foot slipped. Was holding wand in one hand. Fell from 2nd rung from the top landing on the ground hitting the left side of EE's body. ER visit confirmed nothing broken. Put on work restriction due to soreness and limited motion.
Chain handrail broke, employee fell backwards off catwalk. Employee landed on pallet of bricks 4.5 feet below.
Employee was working inside kiln on brick rig platform. EE's foot slipped and fell off of the platform. Employee landed on EE's right foot, fracturing the ankle.
Employee slipped on ice while exiting vehicle in parking lot. The employee landed on their elbow. Initially, employee did not report an injury. On 3/22/2019, employee reported to work with note stating they could not return to work for 2 weeks. On 4/15/2019 the injury was determined to be work related.
Employee was cleaning frozen chunks of coal and snow from the solid fuel grizzly when EE slipped and EE's foot/leg dropped into the grizzly. As the employee fell EE twisted EE's back.
Mechanic starts equipment in the morning. The mechanic was coming down after starting a haul truck and slipped on the ladder system. Sprained/strained right knee. The instance was noted at the time but EE did not seek medical care. Evaluation was sought in April and surgery was completed on 5/22/19 on EE's knee.
Employee twisted knee while unplugging a feeder tube with pry bar.
Climbing down from the 970 loader, operator missed the last rung and landed wrong (sprained knee). There was originally no "injury" as the medical evaluation found no injury. However, employee recently had surgery on knee and will miss a week of work recovering.
Employee working in 24E @ 37S, tripped over rock and hit shin on another rock. Employee worked next two days without issue. On Monday 5/14 employee asked for doc. apt to have evaluated. Injury evaluated 5/15, diagnosed with severe contusion employee put on limited duty 5/16 to 5/18.
Employee was loading rail cars with lime product. Employee had to release rail car brake by climbing rail car ladder to platform. After releasing the brake the employee started moving back towards ladder. During that process, employee fell to ground causing employees ankle to break.
Employee slipped on ice while moving rail cars with shuttle wagon. Employee is experiencing pain in right ribs near the kidney.
The driver was pulling a load from the mill location in the afternoon of 10/19/17. EE had an incident with the truck and trailer causing the load to shift. While trying to remove the straps from the load, EE fell off the trailer. EE broke wrist and toe. EE received stitches near eye, as well.
Note: employee did not seek medical for significant time following actual date of injury. Med status for days away 1/9/2018. Installing cylinder on loader, the cylinder slipped and forced weight to the shoulder causing their leg to slip out from under them causing strain to hip/shoulder.
Employee was working on a ladder removing a pipe. The pipe came free and swung into the ladder causing EE to fall and sprain ankle.
Employee on bed of pick up truck picking up empty paint cans. When employee attempted to exit bed of truck, EE elected to step off on the tire side, as opposed to back. The back had a step provided by bumper. As EE exited the side, right foot on tire, left foot caught the wooden bed rail, as EE unhooked the foot, EE pulled it back, landed on left foot awkwardly, twisting knee.
Employee was turning on water system that feeds the crusher for the season. The system consists of a pump and eight inch PVC piping. When another employee turned on the pump an eight inch tee failed causing water to spray in the direction of the injured employee. The injured employee took off immediately when the pipe failed and fell and twisted left knee.
Employee over stepped the first step and fell down four steps.
Descending a ladder the employee missed the second to last rung slipped and jarred his back. The employee reported the incident then. On 2/1/16 he reported to his supervisor that his back was giving him problems. He was taken to the emergency room on 2/2/16 for evaluation. He then followed up with his own physician which prescribed an anti-inflammatory prescription on 2/3/16.
It was raining. The employee slipped on wet lime. This caused him to fall to the ground. He was checked out at the hospital. He has an inflammation in his back.
Employee was walking to office and slipped on wet pavement which had lime dust spillage and injured his knee.
Employee had just come down from the scaffolding and was standing on the 5th floor of the kiln when he turned to stop and twisted his ankle.
Employee was climbing down a ship ladder to the dock. He placed his left foot on the ground then began to lift his right foot off the ladder and heard a pop and felt pain in his left ankle. He went to the ER and was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle and was given two days of lost scheduled work days. He is now working at this site on restricted duty.
The flatbed driver slipped and fell near the tire wash out area. He thought that he broke his arm, so we sent him to the hospital to get an x-ray. Due to our work schedule, he will be off Monday, December 8, 2014. He will return to work on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. A woman stopped in her vehicle to help him. He did not get her name.
Parked lift, stepped out onto rock and rolled left angle.
employee was exiting the kiln and lost his footing on a ladder. he slipped from the ladder and landed about 4-5' below on the grating. employee was taken to a clinic as a precaution and found to have a minor fracture in his back.
Employee was walking across ground - fell on loose gravel lacerating left lower arm.
Employee was climbing down from a piece of equipment and his foot missed a step and as he fell he strained his right shoulder.
The employee slipped on ice and fell twisting his leg.
Employee was decending from ladder and his foot slid down bottom two rungs and twisted his knee when his foot hit the floor
The Employee, was working at height and fell approximately 9 feet to the surface below when the weld of tie off point failed. Employee sustained broken ribs and bruising.