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Slip and Fall in Ice and Snow Conditions on Portable Dock Ramp. No Lost Time, No Modified Duty. Accident became reportable when found out from corporate office via insurance company that employee had received physical therapy. Records at plant stated physical therapy prescribed by clinic but had not been administered by clinic. *** Medical Treatment Only ***
forklift operator walking around/ between stretchwrapper turntables in order to place end of wrap on finished pallet of packaged powdered diatomaceous earth. tripped and fell causing contusion/hematoma on lower left leg calf region. modified duty - 3days
Employee was walking down stairs and his boot was caught in the grating. To stop his fall, he twisted and grabbed the handrail with his loose hand. This caused a strain to his back and aggravated a previous back injury.
The employee had finished putting a bulk bag on the bulk bagger and tripped over the angle iron in front of the bulk bagger that is used for a forklift guide. He twisted his back. He was given restricted duty on 10-28-08.
laborer placing rebar in form to pour concrete, hand slipped lacerating other had on near by rebar
Employee was stepping down from packers. She caught lug of safety boot in the grading and fell to the grating. Employee sprained left foot. She received restricted duty.
Employee was changing an oil filter on a Clark 290. To reach the canister the EE was standing on a 6'ladder (3rd step). The ladder was leaning against the equipment & slipped causing the EE to fall. This caused back pain, this injury was not reported until 12/12/06.
Right foot slipped off the bottom rung of ladder on 966 Cat Loader and employee twisted his right hip. Employee was diagnosed with a sprained/strained right hip and was given 4 days of restricted work duties.
EE DESCENDING STAIRS IN THE STRUCTURE DURING A POWER OUTAGE. MISJUDGED THE STEP AND FELL INTO THE HAND RAIL BREAKING LEFT ARM.
Lifting a five gallon bucket of oil. up into the back of the service truck lost footing. causing him to slip and twisted his lower back.
While refueling the level of fuel spilled out over the tank. Climbed down and stepped across to the top of tool box and lost footing, cause of fuel on bottom of boots and fell to ground landing on feet.
Employee was standing in her office and blacked out due to a personal illness. She fell to the floor and hit her head on a piece of furniture and cut the back of her head and received six stitches.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE BOBCAT. TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OUT.
EE WAS ADJUSTING SIDE FORMERS ON PACKAGING EQUIPMENT. EE STEPPED OVER ROW PUSHER AND STEPPED ON THE GUARD THAT HE HAD REMOVED. EE SUFFERED SLIP AND FALL BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE. RESTRICTED DUT Y
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VENTILATION HOSE FROM THE HANGER TO THE HATCH ON THE BULK HOPPER CAR. AS HE TURNED HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, STRAINING HIS KN EE. RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE-CDL TRUCK DRIVER WAS CONDUCTING HIS PRE-SHIFT MOBILE EQUIPMENT INSPECTION ON #28 PETERBILT TRACTOR WHEN HE TRIED TO OPEN HOOD TO CHECK ENGINE ELEMENTS HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BUMPER CAUSING HI M TO FALL & LAND ON THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS-TORN ROTATOR CUFF-SURGERY (OUTPATIENT) NO LOST TIME, RESTRICTED DUTY INJURY ONLY *MEDICAL TREATMENT*
EE STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING UP IN TO THE MOTOR GRADER (BLADE) WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LOWER STEP CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. EE INJURED LOWER BACK. HE'S HAD A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS, NOT JOB RELATED. HE'S HAD FIVE PRIOR BACK SURGERIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLANT INSPECTING EQUIPMENT AND MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO F-20 FAN FOR PRODUCTION PURPOSES WHEN HE SOMEHOW STEPPED IN SOME GREASE. DURING THE ABOVE PROCESS HE THEN WE NT DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO RETURN TO THE CONTROL ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 6 STAIRS BEFORE CATCHING HIMSELF AND COMING TO A STOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING TARP ON HIS PUP TRAILER SO THAT HE COULD LOAD IT FOR HAULING ORE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL THROUGH THE TRAILER TONGUE AREA, HITTING HIS CHEST AND BRUISING IT . **MEDICAL ATTENTION**RESTRICTED DUTY**
WHILE PICKING UP A SECTION OF PIPE IN THE BONEYARD, WORKER TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER SECTION OF PIPE AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS WHILE STILL HOLDING HIS PIPE.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A D9 DOZER, WORKER STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 06/14/2002. ONE FOLLOW-UP VISIT, PRESCRIPTION. SHIFT 4 ON, 4 OFF.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO SUPERVACUUM FLOOR DRY FROM THE KILN FINISH TOWER. DURING THE COURSE OF VACUUMING THE HOSE LINE PLUGGED. THE PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT NOTICED THIS AND WENT TO GIVE ADVICE ON HOW TO PREVENT. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE HOSE WAS TWISTED SO THEY BOTH WORKED TOGETHER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT HOSE AND HE WALKED OFF ROOF BACKWARDS.
EE SLIPPED ON THE LAST 4 STAIRS IN THE PACKING AREA.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE PLANT GROUNDS, WORKER SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER TO INSTALL ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM APPROX 7 FTHIGH. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SIDE INJURING HIS HAND AND HIP BUTTOCK AREA.
EE STATES THAT WHILE EXITING #1 P-6, SHE TWISTED HER KNEE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL TARP ON A SEMI PUT TRAILER WHEN TARP HANDLE BECAME DISCONNECTED & EE FELL BACKWARDS LAND ON HIS BACK. HE WAS STANDING ON HARD CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN HE FELL. HE INJ HIS LOWER BACK & HAD A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG. THE HOSP HAS SCHEDULED HIM FOR AN MRI HE WILL NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL WE GET RESULTS OF MRI & HAS FULL DRS RELEASE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO GET ON TOP OF A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR IN ORDER TO HOOK UP LIDS AND BULK HOSES. ONCE LIDS AND HOSES ARE HOOKED UP WE PUMP FULL OF DIATOMACEOUS EARTH POWDER PRODUCT. IT AP PEARS THAT EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE LADDER ATTACHED TO RAIL CAR A HEIGHT OF APPROX 6 FT TO THE CONCRETE GROUND.
WHILE GETTING INTO THE BOBCAT, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FALLING ON HIS SIDE IN THE ENTRY OF THE BOBCAT.
WORKER WALKED AWAY FROM HER WORK STATION IN THE DARK DURING A POWER OUTAGE AND TRIPPED OVER A PALLET LYING ON THE FLOOR.
EE WAS GETTING IN TO THE MINE WATER TRUCK WHILE HOLDING A HAMMER IN HIS HAND. HE WAS STEPPING ON TO THE LADDER AND LOST GRIP ON THE HAMMER. HE STARTED TO GRAB FOR THE HAMMER AND LOST HIS BALAN CE AND SLIPPED WITH RIGHT FOOT. HE GRABBED FOR THE HANDLE ON WATER TRUCK AND CAUGHT HIMSELF IN MID AIR. HE SNAPPED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A FORKLIFT, WORKER SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS HIP. NO LOST TIME. PRESCRIPTION ONLY.