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EE slipped on some ice, and fell on his left leg, causing a bruise to his shin
Employee was breaking rock and he slipped and cut his leg on granite
Employee was walking and tripped over some used drill bits that were lying on the ground.
unknown at this time, employee fell 34 ft from highwall
Employee tripped and fell on his right side as he stepped from a ladder onto a granite block.
Employee slipped on mud and fell (same level) hurting his right upper thigh.
As employee was connecting a water hose he lost his footing and he fell down.
A ladder shifted and employee twisted his back.
Employee was on ladder propped against loader. At top of ladder went to step off onto loader and ladder slipped causing him to fall 7-0 ft to ground. Right knee injury.
Walking from one hoist house to another, he slipped and fell. Knee pain.
Crack opened up unexpectantly and employee lost his balance and fell.
Employee stepped in a hole as he was walking and twisted his knee.
He was walking across stone & slipped on mud, falling. Hit his right arm & shoulder. Went to Dr who said sprain, no recheck unless problems. He wanted to go back to Dr on 10/2/08. Had a note to return 10/9/08 for recheck. Went back to Dr 10/8/08 with lumbar strain & high restrictions with no walking. Out as of 10/9/08.
Employee was helping take a twist out of a fall cable on derrick, when he slipped and struck a glut set up in next line with chest area, causing a fracture to 10th rib on right side.
While putting oil in Uclid employee slipped on ice and fell to ground causing abdominal strain and pain in right leg.
EE fell off ledge, 12' to next ledge, catching himself on his knees and hands.
Twisted knee walking on grout. Did not go to the doctor until 12/11/2007 because his knee was sore.
Breaking a large granite block with plug wedges - the block opened up and the employee fell off.
Employee returning from lunch break off the property twisted his ankle getting out of his vehicle at the work site.
EE was using burner torch and stepped back with left foot into a hole and hyperextened his big toe on his left foot.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM COMPRESSOR HOUSE TO PIT AND SLIPPED ON WET METAL RAIL AND FELL TWISTING HIS KNEE AND HEARD IT POP. LIMITED TO CLIMBING LADDERS.
The employee tripped over plastic sheeting laying in the aisle. She fell over and struck her face on the side of an office cubicle.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON LEDGE, SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN BRUISING HIS TAIL BONE.
Employee step down off of piece of granite foot slip-causing rt. forearm to brush granite wall cutting his rt. forearm
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP WIRE SAW & STEPPED IN A HOLE.
EE WAS HOOKING DOGS ONTO BLOCK WHEN LOST BALANCE ON LADDER AND SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 3 FT SPRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE.
MINER SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON CRANE TRACK, HITTING THE GROUND ON SMALL PIECE OF GROUT WITH LOWER PART OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND. HE FELL DOWN WITH HIS WEIGHT ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. *ORIGINAL INJURY ON 6/12 - EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY. BEGAN LOSING TIME 7/10/02.
AS INJURED EE AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE CHANGING A PUMP IN A SUMP THE INJURED EE'S BOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD AND HE FELL FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT KNEE TO BE STRAINED.
HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A 992 LOADER AND STEPPED DOWN ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
WALKING TO DRILL EQUIPMENT HE SLIPPED WHEN HE PICKED HIS FOOT UP OVER AN AIRHOSE. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EE AND OTHER WERE BELOW EE ON THE WORKING LEDGE PREPARING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF GROUT. EE WAS SIGNALING TO AOTHER EE, THE FLAGMAN. EE HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A PUNCH HOLE IN A SMALL PIECE OF GROUT. THE BIT HUNG UP, AND HE WENT TO GET A SLEDGE HAMMER, BUT TRIPPED ON AN AIRLINE, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELL APPROX. 8 FT HEAD FIRST ONTO FLAT GRANITE SURFACE.
SLIPPED ON ICE GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK.
EE WENT GROUND A SAFETY RAILING WITHOUT FALL ARREST TO DISCONNECT AIR LINE. HE FELL OFF LEDGE AND STRUCK KNEE ON GRANITE SURFACE.
HE FELL BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS AND CUT HIS LEG ON GRANITE WHEN HE FELL.
WHILE WALKING EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY AT TIME OF INJURY LOST TIMEBEGAN 3/2001
EE WAS CLIMBING A SHORT LADDER TO HOOK UP AIR HOSE. THE LADDER SHIFTED, EE STRUCK KNEE AS HE SLIPPED OFF CLEAT. STRAINED LIGAMENT IN LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED.