EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING WATER TRUCK AND STATED THATHE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. WHILE FALLING, HE REACHED BACK WITH HIS RIGHT LEG STRAIN ING THAT KNEE. EMP WAS UNABLE TO PLACE ANY PRESSURE ON LEFT LEG. SWELLING WAS NOTICED AND ICE PACK WAS APPLIED AT THE SCENE.
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Showing 50 of 86EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING WEDGES ON THE 4 1/4" CRUSHER AND LOST HIS FOOTING STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE CATWALK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THEN STRUCK BY HIS FALLING SLEDGE HAMMER ON HIS LEFT HIP.
EE WAS FINISHING HIS SHIFT & EXITING HIS LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP & LANDED ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS ANKLE.
ROPE EE WAS USING TO CLIMB INTO CRUSHER TO REMOVE A WATER JUG FAILED.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON CATWALK, HE FAILED OT SEE AN OPENING IN THE CATWALK PLATFORM. HE ACCIDENTLY FELL THROUGH THE OPENING AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY, SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO JUDGE CONDITION OF STAIRWAY. WEATHER WAS RAINY AND STAIRWELL WAS WET.
WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER, HE WENT ON THE CONVEYOR BELT LOCATED UNDER THE CRUSHER TO FINISH HIS TASK. GREASE HAD FALLEN ON THE BELT. THIS TOGETHER WITH THE INCLINE OF THE BELT CAUSED EE TO SLIP.
EE CLAIMS HE WAS CLIMBING IN A R-35 WHEN HE GRABBED THE RAILING ON THE BODY, OPENED THE DOOR THEN GRABBED THE RAILING ON THE CAB. THE CAB RAIL ALLEGEDLY HAD GREASE ON IT. HE ALLEGES HIS HAND S LIPPED AND HE NUNG BY HIS RIGHT SHOULDER THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE WALKING TOWARD PRIMARY CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM, SLIPPED ON A SMALL WET RAMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A R-50 LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HIP TO HIT THE WHEEL CHOCK BRACKET
A CUSTOMER'S TRUCK DRIVER GOT UP ON HIS TRUCK TO COVER HIS LOAD AND FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK.
EE WAS STANDING ON TRACK OF AIR DRILL AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE STONE. THE STONE MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM AND SHOULDER.
WHEN CLIMBING DOWN OFF BELT FEE, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE STOPPED HIS TRUCK WAITING FOR SIGNAL TO MOVE IN POSITION FOR LOADING. OPENED DOOR AND FELL APPROX 8 FT FROM EUCLID TRUCK. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THIS HAPPENING, HE ONLY REMEMBERS FINDING HIMSE LF ON GROUND.
WHILIE RELEASING HAND BRAKE CLIMBING ON LADDER, HE LOST FOOTING ON LADDER NAD HUNG ON WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING STRAIN TO SHOULDER.
WHILE CLIMBING OFF D-7 DOZER, SLIPPED ON BLADE PUSH ARM, LEFT LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND PUSH ARM, FELL TO THE GROUND ON HANDS, TWISTED LEG.
WHILE ENTERING THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE (HAMMER) SHE STEPPED ON THE STEP BETWEEN THE TRACKS, SLIPPED ON FUEL OIL ON STEP CAUSING HER TO STRIKE CHEST ON CATWALK.
WHILE STEPPING ON STAGING PLANK THE PLANK TWISTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE FOOTING. WHENHE FELL HE LANDED ON FROZEN MATERIAL ON RIB SECTION.
EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS AT THE RECRUSH SCREEN & FELT HIS RT ANKLE GIVE OUT STAIRS WERE CLEAR OF ANY ROCKS STEEL ETC
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A LOADER, EMPL RIGHT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE RAILING,HE THEN PUSHED HARDER WITH HIS LEFT LEG TO COUNTER BALANCE, INJURING THE MUSCLE.
WHILE EXITING SHOP INJURED FELL OVER A PALLET THAT WAS LEFT BY OUTSIDE WALL. NOTE: NOT REPORTABLE AS ACCIDENT UNTIL JUNE 28, 1994.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE LOADER UP TO THE 70 TON BIN RAMP TO BACK BLADE WHEN THE BUCKET HIT THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK AT THE FRONT OF THE RAMP. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 2 ROWS OF BLOCK AT THE RE AR OF THE RAMP, HE FELT THE BLOCKS MOVE & JUMPED OFF.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT ON GARAGE FLOOR.
EE & EE WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL INTO WELDING SHOP WHEN EE FELL CAUSING EE TO HOLD ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE STEEL CAUSING EE TO FALL
EE WAS USING AN EXTENTION LADDER TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL JUMPED FROM THE LADDER DAMAGING HEEL BONE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPL WALKING ON PLATFORM AROUND SECONDARY CRUSHER SLIPPED ON DIRT THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN FROM SHAKERS TWISTED & FELL ON LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE DRIVING A LOAD OF STRIPPINGS FROM NORTH END, TRUCK WAS TRAVELING THRU AND DOWNGRADE AND TRAVELED UP BERM AND OVER ONTO RIGHT SIDE. HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK AS IT HIT BERM. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT HEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENPANELS ON VS-4 WHEN PLANKING EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO BROKE, CAUSING LEMPLOYEE TO FALL AGAINST CHUTE OPENING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN PANELS ON VS-4 WHEN PLANKING EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BROKE CXAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL HITTING HIS SIDE ON CHUTE & DIVIDER PLATE
WHEN CLIMBING DOWN METAL LADDER TO CHECK M-1 CONV. BELT FOR METAL INJURED SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON ANOTHER RUNG.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS GRIZZLY BARS,EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH GRIZZLY BARS.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF COMPANY TRUCK & SLIPPED ON ICE FELL & STRAINED LOWER BACK
CLIMBING OUT OF LOADER.STEPPED INTO HOLE.LOST BALANCE,FELL,AND HURT BACK.
WHILE CUTTING UP OLD WATER TANK, HH WAS KNEELING ON TOP OF TANK. AS HE WAS CUTTING OUT END, TANK MVED DOWNWARD. HH THOUGHT TANK WAS COLLAPSING SO HE JUMPED OFF.
GOING DOWN STEPS, SLIP ON STEP
EMPLOYEE WASUP ON THE GRIZZLEY PUSHING ROCKS OFF WHEN HE SLIPPED THROUGH THE BARS.
WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF WORK BASKET ON CRANE TO GROUND LEVEL THE RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED DUE TO MUDDY CONDITION.
STEPPED ON LARGEROCK INJ R KNEE Y
CLIMBING WET STAIRS WITH ARMS FULL-SLIPPED ON WET STAIRS AND FELL ON HIP R.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK, SHE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF RUNNING BOARD.
EE SLIPPED DOWN A COUPLE OF SHELVES WHILE WORKING IN SHOOT AT DUST BIN AT TOWER . HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE HAS A SLIGHT FRACTURE UP RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A RUG IN THE SCALE HOUSE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP FROMFALLING, EMPLOYEE JERKED HER HEAD BACK, INJURING BACK AND NECK.
WHILE JUMPING FROM LIGHT SCOW TO DOCK AT HIGH TIDE A DISTANCE OF FIVE FEET I NAME LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN THE RT FOOT LANDED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPL SLIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS.
WHEN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF TRUCK I NAME FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEG TO GO BETWEEN LADDER STEPS.
LIFTING SCREENCLOTH OUT OF BACK OF SCREEN EE LOST FOOTING. SCREEN FELL ON LEFT LEG PINNING LEG BETWEEN SCREEN CLOTH AND BEAM ON FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WHILE SETTING INTO HIS GREASE TRUCK SLIPPED ON OIL ON THE RUNNING BOARD & BANGED HIS SHIN ON RT LEG RESULTING IN A BAD BRUISE HE REMAINS WORKING UP UNTIL AUGUST 8 1989
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON WATER THAT WAS ON FLOOR AT DOORWAY OF TRUCK. FELL ON TO GROUND JAMMING HIS BACK AND SCRAPING INSIDE AREA OF RIGHT ARM.
WHILE WALKING INTO WORK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SIDEWALK & FELL ON HER RIGHT HAND
GETTING OFF LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED ON LAST STEP.THE INJURED HIT HIS BACK ON LADDER.