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I NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO STEP DOWN FROM A WABCO 85 TON TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE.
I,NAME HAD JUST3COMPLETED HOOKING UP A HOSE ON A PORTABLE PUMP AT THE NEW HEAP LEACH PREG POND, AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME TANGLED IN A ROPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOSE. I,NAME FELL FO9WARD ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE TIBULA AND FIBULA CLOSE TO THE ANKLE FOOT.
I.NAME OPERATIN1 SVC TRUCK AND WAS GOING TO FILL RADIATOR ON HAUL TRUCK WITH ANITFREEZE.I.NAME NKNEW HOSE REEL WAS BROKEN AND FAILED TO REPORT CONDITION.INSTEAD HE PULLED SLACK ON HOSE AND PLA CED IT AROUND D2OR.AS I.NAME STARTED TO CLIMB LADDER WITH HOSE REEL STARTED TO REWIND CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 10' TO FROZEN GROUND.HE LANDED ON HISFEET CAUSING FX TO HEEL BONE ON LEFT FOOT.
WALKING UP WOOD STEPS, FIRST STEP HAD A LOOSE BOARD, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF FIRST STEP AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
I.NAME WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE WATER TRUCK OBSERVING THE SPRAY BARS. I.NAME ##2 WAS INSIDE THE TRUCK OPERATING THE CONTROLS FORTHE HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE TRUCK WAS IDLING IN NEUTRAL. I.NAME #2 INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK, I.NAME #1 LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ABOUT 14\ TO THE SHOP FLOOR.
I.NAME WAS HURRYING LEAVING THE SECURITY BUILDING TO GO TO THE REFINERY TO LET SOME CONTRACTORS IN, WHEN SHE TURNED HER LEFT ANKLE. SHE APPORENTLY CHIPPED A BONE ON HE ANKLE AND WILL BE ON L IGHT DUTY FOR ANOTHER WEEK
APPARENTLY ON 5/8/84 I NAME SLIPPED ON THE DECK OF THE #9 SHOVEL AND TWISTED HIS BACK THE SHOVEL HAD A HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT BROKE CAUSING AN OIL SPILL. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 5/15 5/15/84 HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5/15/84 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
REMOVING DOZER FROM TRACTOR SLIPPED ON ICE
WHEN MR ADKINS ARRIVED AT WORK HE WALKED INTO THE SHOP AND SMELLED SMOKE, HE NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAB OF #5 HALL TRUCK AN D HE GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. AFTER HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE
STEPPING OFF DRILL SLIPPED AND FELL ON SHARP ROCK CUT LEFT BUTTOCK
EMP WAS WORKING OVERTIME AND WAS MOVING A WATER PUMP WHEN HE STUMBLED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE X-RAY SHOWED NO BREAKS BUT A SEVERE SPRAIN
APPARENTLY MR. SMITH HAD STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB OF THE DRILL AND WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE OF IT WHEN HE STEPPED IN ONE OF THE DRILL HOLES. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONT CONTACT OR TALK WITH MR. SMITH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FROM ONE HAUL TRUCK TO ANOTHER WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS HE EVIDENTLY SLIPPED OR LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE CATWALK TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD AND HI P HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROX 15 MIN WAS BLEEDING FROM CUT ON HEAD
MR JORDAN HAD BACKED UP UNDER FLOOD LIGHTS TO GET FUEL FROM LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE D9 CAT HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE