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Employee using a 2" water hose - Pulled hose to remove a kink from it and the released energy from the hose knocked employee off balance causing her to fall.
EE was unloading tires from trailers at the TDF Dock when he stepped in the crack between the dock and a parked trailer. He fell to the floor striking his right knee.
EE was pulling a new section of conveyor in place when he lost his footing and tripped, falling backward.
Employee twisted his right knee while getting out of the Kubota. He did not report this to his supervisor. On Sept 11, he slipped and fell, where he felt his knee pop again with immediate pain. Case reported and managed through Health Bridge. Employee had surgery on 1/28/2015.
Employee was carrying a hand tool up a ladder. At 6' the employee fell and sustained minor cuts, and had some significant bruising.
While investigating a problem with the pit belt beneath the 1 Jaw Crusher, employee tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.
Parts were being off loaded from the service truck by both employee's. Employee stepped on a rock and fell. Part fell from hands of employee hitting the leg which resulted in the broken bone.
Injured employee was climbing into a bobcat and injured his knee.
A group of students were listening to a Lafarge presenter when a student fainted, collapsing and hitting her chin on the floor. She regained consciousness after a few seconds. Due to her fall, she had two lacerations on her lower face. The student was taken to seek medical care and received stitches in her chin.
IN FEEDER PAN ON A 4 FT. LADDER. HE REACHED UP TO HOOK A COME-A-LONG ON SIDE OF FEEDER.HE WAS MORE THEN HALF WAY DOWN THE LADDER,HIS FOOT THEN SLIPPED OFF & INSTEAD OF FALLING OVER, THE EMPLOYEE HELD ON TO A NEARBY PIPE.WHILE SUSPENDED IN AIR, HE SPUN AROUND THUS STRETCHING SHOULDER & BICEP. POTENTIAL LOST TIME IN THE FUTURE.
Employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell on elbows and back - Received a fracture to right clavicle bone.
Employee exited equipment improperly, not maintaining three point contact. Upon exiting employee twisted ankle. Employee was diagnosed with a distal fibular fracture and a torn tendon.
WALKING DOWN STAIRS, BEGAN TO FALL FORWARD, WHILE HANGING ON TO THE RAIL HE PULLED BACK W/HIS LEFT ARM TO CATCH HIMSELF & HEARD A POP & FELT A STRAIN IN HIS ARM. Re-notification in Dec, 2013 - 2nd opinion confirmed work related.
While employee was walking around the pickup at the work site location he slipped in the fresh wet snow and fell to the ground. He didn't hit anything on his way down. But did feel his Left ankle twist during the fall.
Employee reached down to pick up a chain. When he stood up he was a little dizzy and fell backwards. He stuck his left arm out to break the fall and dislocated his elbow.
Employee was standing on dozer track, fueling dozer - Hand slipped from grab rail, employee fell backwards to the ground, bruising right heel.
Employee stepped from barge to the dock - twisting his knee.
Employee was moving a ladder to reach a area that needed to be patched. Vac truck hose was in the floor in the area I was working in. I stepped backwards & tripped over the hose, fell down & hit a rock laying in floor with my left ankle. Employee didn't go to the doctor until later and was advised on 12-4-2012 the ankle was broken and would need to have surgery on 12-7-2012.
Employee slipped and fell into a sump hole injuring shoulder and back. Company was notified this was a medical injury on 12/19/2012.
An employee tripped over a piece of cut railroad track that is used as weight in a counterweight box. When the employee tripped, he fell forward and tried to catch himself on a 10" pipe. When he reached for the pipe, he hyper-extended his right shoulder and felt a "pop".
Employee was pulling on a hose when his foot got caught on another hose on the ground. Employee tripped and landed on hands, resulting in a broken right wrist.
Employee was stacking tires in his truck, when stepping over the tires his foot slipped spraining his l knee.
EE was walking behind hydraulic drive cabinet on kiln 1 drive pier when he began to slip and fall on an oily surface. EE caught himself but the motion strained his lower back.
The EE made a repair to a D9T dozer. After climbing down from the dozer he stepped backwards and tripped in a frozen rut. He landed on both hands spraining both wrists.
Slipped on second step. Placed 6' step ladder on material and did not maintain 3 point contact on ladder. While climbing up to give his co-worker a shovel.
Employee had sampled a waste fuel storage tank. He purged material into a bucket, and as he was walking, tripped on a pipe and splashed material that was in bucket into his right eye. Employee was sent to local doctors office to have eye washed out. Doctor administered tetanus shot and prescribed ointment for eye.
While getting into the cab of our Cat D8 Dozer to check the seatbelt for proper operation. The employee opened the door while standing on the platform and the door opened all the way. The employee lost his balance slipped off the machine and fell six feet to the ground striking his face. He was taken to the emergency room for treatment of multiple lacerations and fractures.
An Orkin Pest Control Technician had sprayed around the office trailer for bugs & was in the parking lot to leave the mine site. He slipped on a 1' x 5" mud section disguised by grass. When he fell he landed and made some noise. He was able to stand & walk lightly. He declined medical care & left. He ended up going to the Dr. X-rays showed a broken left leg. Surgery is scheduled.
Employee was exiting raw grind building when he slipped and fell twisting his ankle. On 1-16-12 employee went to the doctors and found he fractured his leg.
Employee had removed wheel chocks from vehicle and moved the truck. When walking back through the area, the employee tripped over the chocks and fell to the ground. Incident became reportable on 12/9/11 when Dr placed him on restricted duty.
At 9am driller observed EE's knees buckling and going to the ground. EE insisted being fine just tired from lack of sleep. He finally agreed to be driven to hospital. He was admitted for heat exhaustion and severe dehydration. Later diagnosed with knee contusion and hairline ankle fracture from fall. He was released 8/16. His return to work is pending medical release.
EE fell from a standing position to the ground causing a laceration to his head and a fracture to a rib.
Employee began exiting a chute after inspection when his hand slipped and he fell backwards against the side of chute, striking his back against one of the steps. The employee did not report the injury until 06/18/2011, the employee got out of bed, stretched, and felt an extreme amount of pain. Employee sought treatment and was diagnosed with a fractured rib.
QC Tech was traveling on FM2 grated platform to obtain a grinding aid sample. Uneven grating caused him to fall. He landed with his weight on his right arm and right knee. Currently, his knee is just scraped, but his elbow and forearm are in alot of pain
Employee was pushing a cart in a tunnel when his right foot slipped in some mud, causing him to abruptly shift his weight onto his left hip. On 09/01/2011, employee sought treatment for discomfort in his lower back and hip. On 11/04/2011, an Independent Medical Exam found that the incident occurring on 04/06/2011 exasperated the employee's pre-existing osteoarthritis.
Employee was walking east of Punch Clock on a ground-level concrete walkway that has a handrail. It was raining heavily at the time. Employee's left leg slipped. Right arm caught handrail & temporarily stopped fall. Left leg continued to move & struck bottom portion of handrail at the knee.
Employee was walking down a flight of steps on the PreHeater Tower at Lafarge Cement Harleyville, SC and missed a step. He fell down approximately 5 steps and suffered compound fracture to his leg.
Operator injured his arm when he lost his grip and fell while mounting dozer.
Employee was walking past the SW side of Feed silo #2 to take a routine boiler water sample when he slipped and fell. Employee was taken for X-Rays where it was determined that he had single broken rib on the left side.
While performing a pre-shift inspection on a 992G Loader, the employee fell from the rear bumper when he attempted to cross to the other side via the rear bumper. He sustained a fracture of the right heel.
Employee was stepping over a water pipe, tripped, fell, and landed on some stones causing a minor abrasion and a bruise. On 12/21/2010, the employee notified the plant manager that he had sought treatment on 12/09/2010. On 12/21/2010 our company doctor found the employee's injury to be infected. He received a tetanus shot, prescription medication, and a follow-up 12/29/2010.
An employee was removing the holding screw for the shredder teeth. He lost his balance and cut his arm on one of the teeth.
An employee felt pain in his lower back after he slipped at the bottom of stairway.
EE alleges that while walking along catwalk, he slipped on loose material on the catwalk straining his knee.
Employee was part of a crew changing out bearings and housings on a vibrating screen. Employee lost his footing causing his right leg to twist. This incident was initially treated as a first aid. Employee later received prescription.
While exiting a yard loader, EE slipped on snow and strained his knee.
Employee was walking and slipped on ice
Employee was in the stone silo to clear a feeder choke in CR5. Upon exiting the silo door, the employee fell to the ground coming down on his right knee. His knee hit the containment berm surrounding the door, an area which was muddy. This was reported as a First Aid but the level of follow-up treatment elevated this to a Medical, explaining the delay in reporting.
Employee was working on a trenching project on surface. He slipped on debris from the trench twisting his ankle resulting in a sprain. He is on modified duty and PT.
Employee slipped on a step going to the Washhouse lunchroom. He did not report the incident. Friday morning he reported off sick. At 4:00pm that day, he reported to the Plant Admin that he injured left hand and shoulder. He has gone to his family doctor that day & doctor determined that he chipped a bone in his left wrist.