Miner was walking from SS to SCD, slipped and fell striking EE's head on the ground. The miner didn't lose consciousness and EE got up and went to SCD where EE reported the fall. Miner initially refused medical treatment then decided to go to the ER for evaluation. Physician removed miner from duty for 1 shift as part of a mild concussion treatment.
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Showing 50 of 84Employee fell off of the dozer causing EE brake EE's left collar bone
Slipped on icy road
Employees walking down a slope and misstep causing them to fall and tear their ACL and fracture their tibia.
The employee was doing a pre-operation inspection when the employee was filling the coolant of the 16 m blade. Employee bent down to open the engine compartment and woke up on the ground, walked to truck and called for help.
A technician was performing EE's lube routes Sunday, 17-Dec-23 at approximately 2 p.m.. EE was carrying a bucket with EE's lube gun. While walking on the transition point, EE slipped and fell to EE's knees. EE attempted to break the fall with the arm carrying the bucket. EE felt a "pop" in EE's right shoulder.
On Wednesday October 4th, 2023. A swing shift employee of 2 years and 3 months in the company suffered a back sprain while descending from the G-loader at the beginning of their break at 22:30. As the employee stepped down the ladder, their left foot slipped and went through the last and 2nd to last rungs making them loose grip of their left hand from the handrail.
slipped/missed step walking down a 4 foot staircase
An employee was walking to the mobile shop from the parked loader, when EE slid on some mud and fell. As EE tried to get out of the mud, EE's boots became stuck into the mud. Employee lifted right leg, felt a pop in the right knee, and fell to the ground.
Operator slipped on wet concrete and fell on metal catch basin rim below bruising ribs and cutting thumb.
Employee was walking down stairs. Heel of boot got stuck on grate and employee tripped and fell down 6-7 stairs.
Employee was training as a bulk loader with another employee. EE was attempting to close a railcar gate which is underneath the railcar. As EE pulled on the metal bar used to close the gate, the bar broke loose. Subsequently, EE stumbled backwards making contact with the corner of an adjacent railcar with the upper left portion of EE's back/shoulder area.
An Operator was on top of a grate cleaning a crude bin when EE's foot was caught in the grate. EE's knee gave out and EE fell onto the grate spraining their knee and shoulder.
Employee was walking away from the scraper, slipped on snow causing their right leg and knee to buckle.
Dozer operator was climbing out of the #121 dozer to go inform maintenance that the #126 dozer was defective. While descending from the equipment, the leg slipped on the ice/snow that had built up on the deck and the employee landed on the tracks. This resulted in a shoulder sprain.
A Scalehouse employee reported on EE's shift at 6:45am. The employee decided to take a break outside the scalehouse area, and leaned up against a metal chain connected to a trailer building and scalehouse structure. As EE leaned on the chain, the wood trailer structure gave way, causing the employee to fall on EE's back with the chain wrapped around EE's lower left leg and ankle.
Employee was walking across a road with ice and snow on it and feet slipped out from under them. They hit an elbow and jarred a shoulder.
Employee was shutting down the rear engine on the scraper. Employee lost footing when climbing down and could not regain control. Employee fell, pulling a muscle in right shoulder.
Employee pushed open a door to go to the locker room at the end of the shift. The kick plate on the door pulled loose and got wedged in the door way. The employee walked through the door and tripped over the kick plate stuck in the door way.
Maint tech was lifting a piece of mechanical equipment into a Silo bottom when the maint tech slipped and strained upper back.
Employee stepped off unstable mobile stair platform and strained knee.
Truck driver having truck positioned onto above ground scale to load product into tank trailer. As driver exited truck cab and stepping onto scale railing (flat surface) EE held a 10 foot aluminum pole to position spout, lost footing and fell onto railing. Result was fractured rib. Doctor has reduced EE's duties to modified duty at desk after one day off.
Employee walked into the maint shop with muddy shoes and slipped and hurt knee. Could not walk on it after it happened. EE was seen by a Dr. and possible torn ligaments.
Fuel delivery driver was climbing down a ladder and slipped and jumped down off the bumper of the trailer injuring their mid back section.
Operator was instructed to clean out G-15 dust collector with the vacuum truck. EE was returning from evaluating the job and ee began descending down a steep set of stairs. The operator's left foot came down on a step 3-4 inches below what ee expected. The jarring impact fractured the employees heel.
Employee walking in deep snow and hyperextended knee. Employee was examined by a dr. on 1-17-17 and was placed on restrictions.
Employee was climbing a fixed ladder and foot slipped off the fourth ground causing ee to fall 10ft.
Employee slipped and fell on oil residue. As EE was falling EE's right arm hit a metal guard resulting in a laceration. EE was taken to the local hospital where EE was treated and released without limitations.
Employee was getting off a creeper in the Mobile Maintenance Shop when EE twisted EE's right knee and tore EE's meniscus.
Miner parked his forklift and dismounted onto an uneven surface and rolled his ankle spraining it. He stepped off the forklift facing away from it instead of facing it using three points of contact as he was trained to do.
The Miner went up the stairway to Mill #6 to find the electrician working up there. After finding the electrician, the Miner and the electrician proceeded down the stairway. At a landing the Miner turned right to continue going down. While turning his right boot caught on the grated landing and the Miner twisted his knee.
Pregnant employee missed a step and fell hitting the top of her belly. She was taken into the ER just as a precaution because she was pregnant and they decided to keep her overnight because she is a high risk pregnancy. She was released the next day.
While connecting a product off-load hose to a rail car filled with lime, the employee slipped on the snow that was in the area. When he stood up, he felt a pain in the lower back.
Employee was walking and turned his ankle
While employee was stepping from a platform to load a truck his right foot slipped off the side of the truck causing his right arm come in contact with a guard rail. This caused a contusion on the elbow area and the employee was suffering from pain.
While walking on snow covered ice from the Quarry Lunchroom the employee slipped and fell backwards injuring his left shoulder and right hip. No medical treatment initially. On 01/16/2014 he was evaluated at local medical facility and released for full duty with a referral to physical therapy (P.T.) Incident became recordable on 01/24/2014 when he began P.T.
A worker had climbed on top of CBE14B in order to inspect the back side of the middle feed chute. As he was descending, his foot caught on the safety pull cord. This caused him to lose his balance and he jumped to the floor from a height of 33". He wound up on his feet on the tunnel floor but the jar resulted in a muscle spasm in his upper back.
While EE was stepping down from helpers stand on back of drill rig, he stepped on uneven terrain and twisted his knee causing him to fall to the ground. Initial treatment was ice and elevation and then transferred to Barrett hospital for further evaluation.
While climbing stairs to return to Control Room, employee slipped or tripped on stair. Employee's right elbow struck edge of stair on fall.
While loading blast holes employee slipped into wet and muddy hole and scraped his shin. The injury was not bleeding and the employee did not seek first aid treatment. Eight days later the employee went to doctor because of pain and swelling.
The employee was walking from one building to the next, when he slipped on the ice and injured his left wrist.
Employee was walking up an inclined walkway when he felt a pop in his right calf.
When stepping backwards off the Bag Unit table onto the landing, employee slipped and fell approximately one foot onto floor. While trying to break his fall he fractured his right thumb.
Walking to work area slipped on ice and fell dislocating shoulder.
Employee slipped on slush covered surface and fell striking his knee on the ground.
Employee was climbing down ladder of tanker truck trailer and at bottom/ground stepped on uneven ground and twisted ankle.
Employee was greasing secondary crusher and dryer(SCD) L-150 D Loader and slipped on snow/ice and landed on right shoulder. Employee decided not to go to see a doctor until 2/17/2007. Reportable due to restricted work duty days starting 2/17/2007.
While charging (carrying bags of briquettes) furnace #10, the employee went to place a bag on the chute, he planted his left foot & then felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Injury under investigation.
Employee got out of truck to unhook trailer from pickup. When employee walked around trailer, he slipped on a sheet of ice under three inches of new snow. The combination of twisting and falling resulted in a fractured left leg.
Employee was walking to work area on driveway (asphalt paved) and slipped on block ice.