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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A FEEDER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE FEEDER. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THAT MORNING FOR X-RAYS. HE WORKED THE NEXTSHIFT ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND STRAINED GROIN. TAKEN TO ER. PRESCRIPTION GIVEN. OFF WORK 1/4, BACK 1/5.
EE WAS ON CATWALK OF CONVEYOR WORKING. BOLTS SHEARED IN THE MIDDLE OF CONVEYOR, DROPPING IT AND THE EE APPROX 6 TO 8 FT TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE DREDGE CONVEYOR AND WHILE TRAVERSING THE CATWALK HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND CAUGHT HIMSELF FROM FALLING ON THE CATWALK BY BRABBING THE HANDRAIL WIHT HIS LEFT ARM, AND IN JURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT HAUL TRUCK, WHEN IS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED ON A ROCK TWISTING IS LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 16-NORTH PARKING AREA.
WENT FROM DREDGE TO DERICK TO PUMP DERICK OUT. STARTED TO HOOK BOAT TO DERICK BOAT, STARTED GOING BACK, STEPPED ON TOP OF MOTOR COVER TO SPEED BOAT UP. HE THEN TURNED AND STEPPED IN TO UNCOVE RED HOLE WHICH IS THERE TO CHECK OIL.
EE STEPPED OUT THE BACK DOOR OF PREP LAB ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF LIME JUST OUTSIDE THE OVERHEAD TYPE DOOR OPENING. HE STEPPED ONTO THE LIME INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. THE UNEVEN SURFACE OF THE LIME CAUSED THE RIGHT ANKLE TO TURN SIDEWAYS.
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EE WAS GREASING THE PLANT WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE. HE AHD NO PROBLEMS FOR AWHLE,BUT IT THEN STARTED TO BOTHER HIM AFTER A WEEK. HE WEN TO A DR BUT WAS RELEASED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. IT STILL BOTHERED HIM, SO HE WAS SENT TO THE DR ON 1-12-98. THIS TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED UNTL A SPECIALIST COULD LOOK AT IT.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE CATERPILLAR 950F FRONT END LOADER. HE MISSED THE LOWER STEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND LAND ON HIS RIGHT HIP. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP. THE S TEP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER, SLIPPED AND FELL. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH ONE HAND AND PULLED SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING RAIL CAR DOORS WITH PRY BAR & BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO FALL BACKWARDS ON RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE SHOVELING OFF WAKWAY HE TRIPPED OVER A FLAT PIECE OF METAL AND FELL AGAINST A HANDRAIL STRIKING HIS LOWER LIP ON THE TOP OF THE HANDRAIL OF A LADDER.
EE HAD CLIMBED UP ON M-21 BELT COUNTERWEIGHT FRAME TO MEASURE THE BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO THE MINE FLOOR AND LANDED FEET FIRST ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT L EG BELOW THE KNEE. FIRST DAY LOST 10-14-97.
DISLOCATED SHOULDER FROM FALL ON SAME LEVEL.
HE WAS TRYING TO FREE A PIECE OF ASPHALT THAT WAS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOLO HOPPER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE ROCK BUILDUP TO REACH THE CLEANOUT DOOR. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HIS FACE HIT T HE CROSS MEMBERS BREAKING OFF A FRONT TOOTH. HE THEN FELL ON DOWN TO THE CONCRETE SLAB ON HIS BACK.
EE WS TIGHTENING HAND BRAKES ON A RAILROAD CAR, AFTERWARD HE JUMPED FROM RAILCAR STEPS TURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST BARGE LOAD OUT CHUTE WHEN HE FELL INTO BARGE THROUGH OPEN GRAIN DOOR.
THE EE WAS DISMOUNTING A TRACTOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ONE DAY.
EE WAS DIRECTING OTHER SCALER OPERATOR AS TO WHERE TO PARK MACHINE, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER ROCK ONFLOOR AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE FINISHEDSHIFT, THEN MISSED THE NEXT TWO SHIFTS, MAKING IT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EE WAS WORK ON A CANNON ROOF BOLTER CHANGING THE RADIATOR WHEN HE FINISHED THE JOB, HE HUNG HIS FEET AND FELL ABOUT 4 FT AND BROKE BOTH ARMS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 12-02-96
EMP WAS WORKING ON #13 MODULE OF #4 KILN BAGHOUSE ON TOP. IN WALKING BACK AND FORTH ON TOP, STEPPED BETWEEN THE 12" OPENING THAT IS BETWEEN THE MODULES. SHIN WAS SCRAPED AS HE STEPPED BETWEEN THE OPENING. BAGHOUSE IS A LARGE METAL STRUCTUREUSED FOR DUST COLLECTION AND COMPOSED OF SEVERALBAGGED COMPARTMENTS. EMP WAS REMOVING AIR EXHAUST DUSTWORK TO ACCESS BAG COMPARTMENT.
WAS DRAGGING HOSE IN PLANT AREA TO CLEAN UP. STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. RIGHT ANKLE WAS SEVERELY STRAINED.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE STEPPED INTO A DITCH AND FELL AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT TOT HE DR ON 10-11-96 AND STARTED TO LOOSE TIME. WORKMAN'S COMP. HONORED HIS CASE ON 11-17-96.
TWO CONTRACTOR EE WERE DESCENDING A JOB BUILT LADDER 32 FT TALL., WHEN THE LADDER FAILED CAUSING ONE EE TO FALL APPROX 12 FT AND OTHER FALLING APPROX 29 FT TO THE GROUND
TWO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE DESCENDING A JOB BUILT LADDER 32 FT TALL, WHEN THE LADDER FAILED CAUSING 1 EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX. 12 FT AND THEOTHER FALLING APPROX. 29 FT TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE WAS WALKIGN A HILL IN ONE WEST. HE SAID THE HILL WAS MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HURT HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.
EE GETTING OFF A CAT TRUCK, EE WAS GOING DOWN THLADDER, EE MISSED A STEP, AND FELL ABOUT 4 FT AND HURT HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
THE #3 KILN BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE SCREW WAS PLUGGED REQUIRING DIGGING OUT. EE WAS GOING THO SHOVEL IT OUT AND THE EDGE OF THE DITCH GAVE WAY CAUSING HIS FEET TO GO INTO THE DITCH WHERE THE WATER AND REACTIVE LIME BURNED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT AND RIGHT CALF BEFORE HE COULD EXIT THE DITCH. HE RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CHAIN HOIST ON CONVEYOR. THE CHAIN HOIST WAS LODGED BETWEEN CONVEYOR FRAME AND ROLLERS. INJURED CRAWLED BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT TAKE UP AND CONVEYOR BELT. FELL A PPROX. 2 FT AND CAUGHT RIGHT LEG BETWEEN SNUBBERROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE ACCESS LADDER ON A LOADER. HE HAD A SPRAY BOTTLE IN ONE HAND TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNG & FELL BACKWARDS & INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A KEEPER ON #2 COAL MILL ROLLER TRUNION BUSHING. ACCESS REQUIRED HIM TO BE ON THE NORTH LANDING OF THE MILL. WHEN HE COMPLETED THE WELDING JOB, HE JUMPED DOWN FROM THE LANDING ABOUT 5 FEET TO GROUND LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS LOADER TO GO TO HIS WORK AREA. HE SAID THAT HE TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF REBAR AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE LOADER. WHEN SHESTEPPED DOWN SHE STUMBLED AND FELL INTO THE RIB AND CUT FOREHEAD AND BRUISED RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS CLIMBING A METAL LADDER. HE SAID HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNG CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER WENT TO DR ON 2-26-96 MISSED ONE DAY CAME BACK AND WORKED 3 1/2 DA YS AND IS OFF AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER WERE THROWING FROZEN STONE LUMPS OFF #4 KILN STONE FEED BELT. THERE WEE ROCKS ON THE CATWALK THAT HA DICE ON THEM. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THIS AN DFELL ITNO THE OTHER EMPLO YEE WHO BROKE IHS FALL. EE'S RIGHT EYE BRUSHED AGAINST THE OTHE REMPLOYEE'S COVEALLS SCRATCHIGN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GALSSES.
WHEN LEAAVING DREDGE, STEPPED OFF WALKWAY, AND SLIPPED IN MUD ON BANK.
EE WAS COMING OUT OF A BUILDINGIN THE MINE & STEPPED ON A CONCRETE BLOCK. THE BLOCK TURNED AS HESTEPPED ON IT. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WORKS AT THE HALFWAY POINT ON THE SLOPEAT A BELT TRANSFER POINT. EMP WAS WALKING ACROSSTHE TRACK, STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHTKNEE. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-18-95.
EMP WAS CLEANING THE PONTOONS ON THE FLOATING DREDGE CONVEYOR. HE WAS DESCENDING DOWN A LADDER AND LOST HIS FOOTING. WHEN HE GRABBED FOR A HOLD HE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON P-5 BELT HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO RAISE THE BELT UP. WHEN HE FINISHED THE JOB HE STARTED TO STAND UP AND HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THREE OTHER MEN WERE MOVING A PROPELLER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SHAFT AND WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND WIT HIS SIDE OF HTE PROPELLER COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE SAID WHILE HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A RETURN ROLLER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND HURT HISBACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON A PLATFORM AROUND THE 57-832 SCREW CONVEYOR. HE SAID THAT HE STARTED THE FALL THRU A HOLE AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND DISLOCATED IT HAD SURGERY ON SHOULDER WORKS COMP HONORED THIS CASE OCT 95.
WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT OF FOF THE TRACTOR THAT HE WAS DRIVING. HE TRRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND FELL TWISTIG HIS RIGHT ANKLE. AND BROKE APIN THAT WAS PUT IN SOMETIME IN 1994.
EE WAS CARRYING BRICK INTO THE KILN. HE STEPPED IN SOME DUST AND SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN, AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM. THIS REQUIRED 9 SUTURES.
EE WAS STANDING IN WET LIME WHEN HE BENT OVER TO MOVE A PIECE OF 6" THIN WALL PIPE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHILE WALKING UNDERNEATH #2 KILN THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET MATERIAL AND FELL STRIKING HER HEAD AND RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS ON THE BACK OF A FRONT END LOADER IN THE COUNTERWEIGHT AREA AND STARTED TO JUMP DOWN FROM THE MACHINE. HIS PANT LEG OR SHOE LACE CAUGHT ON SOMETHIGN (METAL BRACKET) CAU SING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS FACING UP ON BARGE C109 EMPTY STEPPED OFF TWO KNEE OF M/V HELEN R TO BARGE C109 STEPPED ON MATERIAL ON BARGE SLIPPED TWISTING LEFT KNEE