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EE was pulling on a water hose when he tripped on the catwalk, striking a rock with his leg, requiring 10 stitches just below his knee.
In the process of washing rock off of Grizzly Bars, the Bars became slippery. Individual had finished cleaning and was proceding to climb out of unit when he slipped before exiting. The individual landed on his back and right elbow. 5 ribs were hurt and a lacerated elbow.
Employee was stripping forms. He slipped and fell backwards and the form fell on his leg. He did not report injury till 3 days later when he was crawling on rebar. He complained to Supt. about some pain 6/14/07.
EE was walking beside rail road track, checking in rail cars that had come in the previous night. While walking on rail road gravel, EE twisted ankle, falling to the ground.
In process of replacing blown hydraulic hose, he fell off tower deck from approximately 4 feet striking a wrench laying on ground and injured his left arm.
Haul truck operator was driving a 70-ton haul truck when she noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. She quickly left the operator cab and started climbing down the ladder. She jumped from the ladder approximately 6 to 8 feet from the ground and sprained her leg. The employee applied ice to her knee that evening and returned to work the next day.
While climbing over ramp berm employee lost footing & put arm down to break fall. Employee hurt his wrist but refused medical care. One week later employee went to personal physycian ( July 1st) and had X-Ray performed revealed a fracture of the left wrist. ( employee through out week refused medical treatment numerous times)
While walking to a loader on #8 pile, twisted knee on uneven ground, where floor of #8 pile was being dug up.
On 4/3/06 it rained that night. On 4/4/06 EE was climbing the ladder of his haul truck. EE slipped on the wet step and fell to the ground. On 4/5/06 EE asked to go to the Doctor.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A COME-ALONG UP THE CATWALK TO CHANGE OUT THE DISCHARGE LIP ON THE 5 ?' CRUSHER AND ROLLED HIS FOOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL.
Employee was working from Ladder removing a Hydraulic hose from Top-Off Machine control block when he lost his balance or footing on ladder step and fell 3 feet to a concrete slab below his work area. Employee tried to catch himself and block his impact with the concrete slab injuring his left arm and wrist.
An employee was doing welding on the windbox of the mill and had cut a small 8"x10" opening in the catwalk platfrom to provide access below. A second employee was walking on the same catwalk planning on doing maintenance inside the mill. His foot fell into the hole, allowing him to fall, striking his arm on the open mill door.
Walking & stepped on a rock and fell back, leg bent back, hurt knee.
Employee was performing the daily servicing tasks (fueling & greasing) on the Kamatsu PC 750 excavator located in the bottom of the pit. While exiting the machine employee lost his footing and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground.
Two haul trucks were parked bumper to bumper with 2 1/2' to 3' separation. Employee was climbing from one truck to another. He slipped and fell to the ground. EE HAD ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE ON LEFT SHOULDER.
Was standing behind a truck rolling hose, lost footing, slipped forward, tried to catch the back of the truck, back began to hurt.
CLIMBING UP LADDER OF 100-TON HAUL TRUCK. (SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND, HITTING RIGHT ARM ON ROCK. TWO LACERATIONS; STITCHES REQUIRED.)
VICTIM WAS PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON DRAGLINE, WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK, BRUISING HIS KNEE.
Loading a shot, stepped on the bucket of a bobcat to move it, foot slipped, fell, hurt right knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER OPENING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH CLEANING WAS NEEDED WHILE MILL WAS OUT OF OPERATION. LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED PELVIS AND SOME BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO OUTSIDE SCALE PLATFORM TO SPEAK WITH A TRUCK ON SCALES WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND STRUCK SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME. ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS DOCTOR FIRST AID. MRI RESULTS RECEIVED 12-17-04 WERE POSITIVE FOR ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. RECLASSIFIED AS DR TREATABLE.
USING HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE EE STEPPED DIRECTLY OFF OF THE WORK BOAT ONTO SOFT GROUND. THE GROUND GAVE WAY, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT ANKLE TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.
While climbing on crusher ee stepped on tire that was off the ground. The tire spun around causing injury to neck.
GETTING OFF A PIECE OF MACHINERY - EE JUMPED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND A ROCK CAUSED A CUT ON HIS HIP.
EE FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE STEP GAVE WAY ON THE WATER TRUCK. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NOTE: THIS WAS REPORTED AS A DOCTOR FIRST AID UP UNTIL 6/10/04 WHEN THE MRI RESULTS INDICATED THAT SURGERY WOULD BE REQUIRED. RECLASSIFIED AS A RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6/10/04.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SIDE DOOR ON THE CRANE. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, HE MISJUDGED HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF PLATFORM OF CRANE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING HOLES AND SHOVELING AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM ROCK MOVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE CONDITION WAS COLD WEATHER, BELOW 32 DEGREES. YESTERDAY WAS ABOVE FREEZING SO SNOW BEGAN TO MELT AND LEFT PUDDLES OF WATER BY TRASH CAN (DUMPSTER). WATER REFROZE OVERNIGHT AND EMPLOYEE SLI PPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
HE STEPPED IN AN OPEN HOLE, FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
SLIPPED WHEN EXITING SCREEN, FELL TO CATWALK STRIKING RIGHT SIDE ON HANDRAIL. BRUISED RIGHT SIDE I THE RIB AREA. NOTE: INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS A DR FIRST AID (NON-REPORTABLE) UPO N FOLLOW UP OBSERVATION PHYSCIAL THERAPY ULTRASOUND PRESCRIBED ON 1-5-04 AND IS NOW RECLASSIFIED TO DR TREATABLE.
WHILE MOVING MARINE CABLE OVER A BERM HE STEPPED WRONG TWISTING KNEE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL A WEEK AFTER IT OCCURRED.
WHILE LEAVING THE PRIMARY CONTROL HOUSE GOING TO PRIME DUST PUMP, EE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE GOING TO THE TRUCK.
TRIPPED & FELL ON DREDGE DECK. LANDED ON HANDS TO BREAK FALL RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF ELBOW
EE STEPPED UP ON BANK OF THE 100 TON BIN AND HISFOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. AS HE SLIPPED HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE ICE.
COMING DOWN REAR STEPS ON LOADER, STEPS CAME OFF. EE FELL HOLDING SIDE RAILS RESULTING IN LEFT SHOULDER PAIN.
EE WAS INSTALLING MARINE CABLE ON PONTOON. THIS CABLE IS VERY HEAVY AND HAS TO BE LAID ACROSS FLATING PONTOONS WHILE THE EE WAS TRYING TO PUT CABLE ON PONTOON HE FELL IN WORK BOAT AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON EDGE OF BOAT AND KNOCKED HIS SHOULDER OUT OF THE JOINT.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED GREASING BEARING LOCATED ON DOWN RIVER SIDE OF SCREEN. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMBUP LADDER TO DECK LOCATED AT UPPER END OF SCREENFOOT SLIPPED OFF 3RD STEP FROM BOTTOM AND ARM CAUGHT THE SAFETY CHAIN HOOK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE SCALES. THE SCALE SURFACE WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIRS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG A PIECE OF I-BEAM, APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OFF THE GROUND. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE BEAM AND CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
WALKING ON GRIZZLY OF COAL HOPPER, FLOOR LEVEL, AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS STEPPING ONTO A LADDER, TO CLIMB DOWN, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OR CAUGHT ON TOP RUNG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF OF BOTTOMSTEP OF LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK WHEN ANKLE GAVE WAY
EMPLOYEE PARKED LOADER AT BLENDING PLANT. WHEN CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, AT THE LAST STEP HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED LEFT FOOT AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE STEPPED ON FLOATING PONTOON & PONTOON FLIPPEDOVER & HE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE OR ANOTHERPONTOON & IT BROKE HIS UPPER LEFT ARM.
INSTALING COUNTER WEIGHTS ON A CONE CRUSHER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON STEEL FRAME.
WHILE COMING DOWN STEPS AT BACK OF SERVICE TRUCKHE STEPPED ON A RIDGE OF LOOSE DIRT TWISTING HISRIGHT ANKLE. THE RIDGE OF DIRT WAS CAUSED BY RUTS FROM TRUCK ON PAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING EQUIPMENT ACROSS AN AREA OF WET CONCRETE AND KILN DUST ON THE CONCRETE CREATING A SLIPPERY CONDITION. HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE CONCRETE SURFACE, CAUSING T HE CUT TO HIS ELBOW.
EE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR DOOR. WHILE REACHING UNDER CAR HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH GRATE ON HOPPER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FOWARD. HE HIT FACE ON DOOR OF RAILCAR. CUTTING UPPER LIP.
A DEFICIENCY IN WALK WAY.
WINCHING BARGES DOWN RIVER AND LINES BECAME TAUTAND SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF BIT, STRIKING JIM AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
BLASTER WAS PREPARING TO LAY OFF A SHOT ON A BENCH. AFTER EXAMINING THE BENCH FROM BELOW, HE WENT BACK ON THE BENCH AND BEGAN PLACING REFERENCE MARKERS ALONG THE CREST OF THE FACE IN ORDER TO LATER PROFILE THE FACE. A SECTION OF THE BENCH (APPROX 4' X 5') SLID AWAY WITH EE ON IT. HE LANDED FEET FIRST ON A MUCK PILE BELOW, FRACTURING HIS HEEL. HE CLIMBED DOWN, SUMMONED HELP, HOSPITA