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Ankle sprain from routine travel. Missed bottom step.
Employee slipped and suffered soft tissue injury to shoulder, neck, back area. Muscle strain, pinched nerve
Employee suffered a soft tissue injury to the left ankle during routine travel.
4 man crew tearing down scaffold around preheaters. a scaffold upright was caught in grating of catwalk. employee used a ladder to access catwalk, EE's harness D ring caught on railing causing employee to fall forward onto grating. Employee used arms to break EE's fall causing strain to right arm.
Soft tissue injury of the right knee stepping off of a ladder.
Miner misjudged the fact they were on the second step when they were on the second to the last step resulting in a misstep to the ground.
Employee was in the process of unhooking a piece of pipe from a strap hooked to an excavator and fell spraining left ankle.
Employee sprained ankle during normal travel
Employee was walking along a conveyor and felt their knee pop. Knee swelling and pain. Restricted duty.
The affected employee slipped and fell, injuring their right shoulder. The employee has been placed on restricted duty.
Routine travel on asphalt, employee sprained ankle
Employee was descending a fixed ladder when EE felt a pop in their left knee.
Sprained right knee when exiting mini-track loader. While exiting employee stepped off of equipment with left foot and slipped on dust particles on the concrete and twisted right knee which remained on equipment.
Fell when exiting a building
A miner slipped while fueling an excavator and fell on backside
EE was dismounting from a skid loader at the quarry fuel tank when they slipped from the bucket and fell to the ground.
Employee fell while getting off conveyor and bruised their knee.
EE was walking and slipped/tripped/fell onto left knee, fracturing patella constituting MSHA reportability.
While walking across the blast pattern, Employee stepped on some loose material and lost balance causing pain to their knee and leg. Employee was put in a temporary leg brace for the 3 days.
EE was walking in storeroom and tripped on corner of pallet and fell. EE was released back to work with no restrictions that day. EE was still having pain and saw DR on 12/22 and was diagnosed with muscle tear. Surgery was conducted on 12/23 thus constituting MSHA reportability.
EE was entering CAT long reach when EE's right foot slipped. EE felt pain in right ankle when EE's foot hit the ground. EE was diagnosed with partial Achille's tendon tear and has missed work, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
The employee was going to check for and clean up any material spillage under the 104 belt. As EE was descending the stairs, EE missed a step then several more. The employee maintained 3-point contact, preventing EE from falling down the stairs. The employee struck a side rail or mid rail with left knee before coming to a stop causing a dislocation of the left knee patellar.
The accident was a trip accident. There was a routinely used item of lift equipment. The employee moved between the equipment and the wall, forgot about the lift equipment and tripped on the base of the lift equipment when EE turned 180 deg. away from the wall. The employee will be more aware of EE's surroundings. The employee suffered a sprained little finger and a few scrapes.
EE stepped off a platform and twisted right knee resulting in a knee strain. 1/15/19 EE was seen by doctor for observation 1/28/19 EE received physical therapy which resulted in the reportable injury.
EE was carrying a replaced part in right hand as walking down stairs. Near the bottom of the stairs, the heel of the EE's boot hung up on stair and the EE twisted ankle. EE went to doctor visit on 10/17/2018 and was prescribed medication, PT, and giving a rigid splint; thus constituting MSHA reportability.
On 5/3/2018, an EE stepped down from a ladder on a front end loader. As EE stepped down, EE twisted knee. The EE was able to conduct all job tasks after the incident. EE had surgery on 8/3/2018 due to incident and missed work starting this date, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
Employee fell and twisted knee while conducting maintenance on a piece of machinery.
EE came out of loading booth to load truck missed a step EE felt pain in lower back and L leg EE declined medical attention at the time EE examined on 3/12/2018 and diagnosed with a minor muscle strain in lower back and returned to work On 5/14/2018 mgmt. was informed that the employee had received an Epidural Steroid Injection on 5/3/2018 thus constituting MSHA Reporting
EE was walking along rows of pallets counting super sacks when EE tripped on a pallet causing EE to stumble, injuring EE's right thigh. Injury occurred on 5/1/17, EE was seen for diagnostic reasons, returned to work and able to conduct all job functions. On 6/5/17 the EE started PT, constituting MSHA reportablitiy on this date. Employer was not made aware of the PT until 6/12/17.
EE was in the operator's shack, talking with the truck driver and another employee when they noticed that the truck was beginning to overfill. EE began to run out of the shack to the catwalks under the loading tanks. As employee was running they tripped and fell, breaking a wrist and causing several lacerations.
On 12/12/16 the EE was exiting personal vehicle prior to the start of work. As the EE exited vehicle, L. foot slipped on ice and fell to the ground. At that time the EE declined further treatment. On 1/2/17 the EE requested further treatment. On 1/12/17 the EE was referred to an MRI and on 1/24/17 the EE was diagnosed with a torn meniscus with surgery slated for 2/2/17.
After working EE's shift, the employee took a hygiene shower and slipped and fell on the floor. This resulted in a fractured right collar bone. Root Cause- Worn Anti-Slip floor paint causing a smooth surface along with the floor being wet from the shower.
Employee was standing on ground, attempting to put on insulated coveralls. Foot slipped on snow/ice and EE fell landing on back and hip. Bruised hip, sore lower back.
Employee was exiting office facility and slipped causing her to strike her head against the door frame causing a small cut to the back of her head.
The employee struck his back against a structure causing him to stumble and fall to his knees. He struck his left knee on a rock causing a laceration.
Employee missed a step and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground from our 980H loader.
Employee slipped on ice and injured head/back regions.
Slipped and fell 5 steps from ground level coming down stairs. Injured left elbow, laceration (required 8 sutures). Returned to work with no doctor restrictions.
Employee was walking in the mill to check the silos and fell causing a break of the radius bone of his right arm
Employee sustained a lower back contusion after slipping while walking up steps.
The Blast Crew was preparing for a development shot. Terrain was rough, with steep slopes and numerous loose rocks. Employee was standing on a slight incline when his feet slipped on loose material and he started to fall backwards. As he stuck his hands out to brace himself, his left wrist made contact with a sharp rock, causing a laceration that required 4 stitches to close.
Employee was walking down a flight of stairs on or about 7/2/2012 and felt a pain in her knee. Employee was seen by a doctor on 7/3/2012 and returned to full duty. After additional complaints the employee was returned to the doctor on 7/16/2012 for further evaluation and was removed from work.
An employee stepped over a chain, fell, and broke his leg.
Employee stepped off of a forklift and immediately experienced back pain. He waited one week to see if he would get better; then requested to see a doctor Feb. 14. He was diagnoised with lumbar stain and given physical therapy for two weeks. He does not have a prescription and his minimal restrictions do not affect his job of warehouseman.
Twisted knee while walking to work. Note: The knee injury originally occurred on 6/23/10. It did not become reportable until he had surgery on 12/27/10.
Employee did not pay attention to his surroundings and side-stepped off the end of a conveyor platform. He has been given restricted duty due to lumbar contusion and strain.
Employee was descending a stairway and his Fall Protection Equipment (Lanyard) caught a Handrail Post. This caused the employee to twist his right knee and fall to the floor level. Employee was later sent to a doctor, and the diagnosis was cartlidge and ligament damage which will require future surgury.
Employee climbed a fixed vertical ladder and reports he felt pain in his left side as he stepped off the top rung.
Employee slipped while carrying a ladder in snow. This incident became recordable on 1/7/09 when employee received a cortisone shot. Strain
Employee stepped onto then off of a pallet rolling her ankle.