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MINE ELECTRICIAN WAS UP ON 5' HIGH SCAFFOLD WIRING IN SWAMP COOLERS OUTSIDE THE GENERATOR ROOM. VICTIM LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK ONTO TIMBERS AND LOOSE ROCKS ON GROUND.
EE SAYS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON 5-5-90 AND REINJURED THE SMAE KNEE AGAIN WHILE STEPPINGOFF EQUIPMENT DOING HIS REGULAR WORK THIS DATE.
INJURED WAS GETTING SOME PARTS OUT OF PARTS GIN. HE TURNED TO GO THRU SHOP AREA AND TRIPPED OVER ELECT CORD WHICH AS PLUGGED IN FOR SAW. INJURED PUT HIS HANDS OUT TO BREAK FALL AND ELBOW BROKE FROM WEIGHT.
INJURED WAS PREPARING TO FUEL UP DOZER. WALKED AROUND TO GET NOZZLE, SLIPPED ON DIESEL FUEL SPILL AND FELL ON CONCRETE.
WHILE LOADING HEADING INJURED STEPPED ON DRILL AND THE DRILL DROPPED AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS SIDE AND RIBS BRUSING SAME INUURED FELL 3-4 FEET.
INJURED WAS REMOVING BRATTICE CLOT H BETWEEN JOINS OF FAN LINE WHEN R BOLT WHICH WAS SUPPORTING FAN LINE IN BACK BROKE & LINE CAME DOWN KNOCKING INJURED OFF CANOPY 8FTTOGROUND INJURED LANDED I N INVERT & SELFRESCURER ON BELT & BROKE TWO RIBSIN BACK
INJURED SLIPPED ON DRILL STEEL ON TOP DECK OF DRILL JUMBO AND LOST HIS BALANCE, AS HE FELL HE GRABBED THE DRILL SLIDE AND THE RETRACTING DRILL HAMMER CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE SLIDE AND H AMMER AMPUTATING HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AT THE FIRST JOINT.
OPERATOR HAD PARKED THE DBJ YUKE AND WAS STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND WHEN HIS HAND HOLD SLIPPED AND HIS BODY FELL BACKWARD.HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE FOOT HOLD AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER O N THE GROUND.RETURNED TO WORK ON 08-29-89 MISSEDWORK 09-03-89 WITH RECURRING PAINS.
EQUIPMENT ON FLAT CAR SLID CAUSING MAN TO LOOSE BALANCE (EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRANE BEAM ON FLAT CAR STANDING ON BEAM DOVE OFF) CUTTING RT HAND
PATIENT FELL WHILE REMOVING LINER OF BALL MILL. HIT ANKLE AND STRAINED BACK.
LEANING AGAINST A TIMBER THAT GAVE WAY, AND WORKER SLIPPED.
EMP WAS LOADING GARBAGE INTO INCINERATOR WHEN SHE LEANED IN AND HER FEET SLIPPED AS SHE FELL IN H ER ELBOW HIT THE WALL OF THE INCINERATOR THE INCINERATOR WAS NOT BURNING THE EMP REPORTED THE INCIDENT BUT FELT IT W AS ONLY A BUMP SHE WENT TO THE DR ON THE 12 TH OF MAY HE PUT IT INTO A CAST TO SPEED RECOVERY
THE INJURED MAN & ONE OTHER MAN WERE CARRYING A 16\X4"X6" TIMBER POST. THE OTHER MAN SLIPPED & DROPPED HIS END. THE INJURED MAN PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE POST & THE GROUND.
MAN WAS ITGHTENING THE ALTERNATOR BELT ON HIS TTRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS BACK.
DESCENDING FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND STEPPED ONTO FLOOR WHICH HAD BEEN WASHED DOWN.SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HAND RAIL ,TWISTED HIS BACK.EMPL HURRYING TOO FAST AND FLOOR WET.
MAN WAS WALKING ON CONCRFETE FLOOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A SPOT OF GREASE THAT HAD FALLEN FROM AN OVERHEAD CRANE HE TWISTGED HIS KNEE TEARING LIGAMENTS
EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE FLOCCULANT TANK AREA & SLIPPED ON SOME FLOCCULANT THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. EE TWISTED HIS KNEE. DOCTOR EXAMINED KNEE & COULD FIND NO PERMANENT DAMAGE. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
MAN WAS CLEANING UP AROUND A GRIZZLEY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING SOME LAGGING WITH HIS CHEST.