EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN LADDER ON A PRODUCTION TRUCK, SLIPPED ON MUD ON LAST STEP CAUSING RIGHT LEG TO TAKE ALL HIS WEIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.
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Showing 50 of 53MOVING SOME AIR3HOSE FROM #1 BALL MILL TO #3 BALL MILL. AS HE STARTED TO WALK AWAY WITH THE HOSE HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD ON THE FLOOR AND FELL.
WAS WALKING AND3TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF PIPE,INJURED LEFT KNEE.
EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 LADDER ON A ONE-TRUCK WHEN STEP BROKE AND HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE
WALKING ALONG S3DE OF TRUCK BED TO LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, ANKLE SPRAIN
WHILE WORKING O3 THE 000 LOADER IN THE NORTH BAY 6 EMPLOYEE I NAME SLIPPED AND FELL 39 INCH TO THE GROUND WHILE TRYING TO DISMOUNT FROM LOADER. FLOOR CONDITION WAS OILY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A HOSE . SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HER LEFT LEG, TWISTING HER LEFT ANKLE.
I,NAME AND ANOT2ER EMPLOYEE WERE HAND CARRYING A WALKWAY TIE TOWARD THE HYDRA-LIFT SO IT COULD BE LOADED ONTO THE TRUCK BED. WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE DECANT SUMP AREA. I,NAME STEPPED ON SOME WET COPPER PRE7IP (IT LOOKED DRY). HE FELL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIP.
WHILE DISMOUNTI3G FROM CRANE EE STEPPED ON ANGLE PLATE COVERING OUTRIGGER HYDRAULIC LINES & FELL TO GROUND.
EE TRIPPED OVER3A PUSH-TYPE MUD REMOVING BLADE WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS PULLING A HOSE WHILE HE WAS WASHING A HAULAGE TRUCK LANDED ON HIS BACK.
WHILE GETTING O3 FUEL TRUCK EMPL ALLEGES FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE OF MUD.STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON FUEL TANK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON STAIRS AT CONCENTRATOR. HAD ON RUBBER BOOTS. ALLEGED WATER WAS ON STAIRWAY. LEFT KNEE TWISTED AND POPPED. RESULT-SLIGHT SWELLING OF LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OB7AINIG SOME BUCKETS OUT OF A STORAGE BOX TO CHANGE THE OIL ON A BALL MILL. HE HAD STEPPED ON SOME OIL AND WHEN HE RAISED THE UPPER DOOR ON THE BOX, HE SLIPPED ANDFELL ON HIS RIG HT HAND ONTO CE4ENT FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON WET STEP SECOND FROM BOTTOM OF WATER TRUCK AND FELL RESULTS WERE BRUSIING OF BUTTOCKS HIP AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AND SLIPPED STRIKING KNEE ON A COPPER MOLD
WAS CHANGING A 8TARTER, SLIPPED ON SOME DIESEL, INJURED BACK.
EMP WAS CARRYIN1 A BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED THE BOX BROKE ON ONE SIDE AND HE TRIED TO STOP IT FROM FALLING STRAINING HIS RT BACK NECK AND ARM
EMP WAS DISMOUN7ING FROM HYDRALIFT TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INJURING LEFT HIP AND LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF FROM A EUCLID PRODUCTION TRUCK WHEN BOTTOM STEP BROKE AND DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, HAD AHOLD OF HAND RAIL. PULLED MUSCLE BETWEEN RT. SHOULDER BLADE AND BACK.
AFTER FUELING E6CLID PRODUCTION TRUCK WHICH HE WAS DRIVING EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A PILE OF DIRT SATURATED WITH DIESEL FUEL. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE TRUCK WITH LEFT HAND AS HE SLIPPED AND LOST HI S BALANCE, PULL3NG HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR LATER IN THE SHIFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT ARM.
WALKING UP STEP8 AND SLIPPED ON ICE, FALLING BACKWARDS AND HITTING LOWER BACK AND RIGHT WRIST
TAKING MEASUREM9NTS FOR WATER LINE, CLIMBING HILL, AND SLIPPED, HURTING RIGHT KNEE (WAS NOT TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 11-13/-85)
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8IGNED TO REMOVE A VENT PIPE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE DOZER FUEL STORAGE TANKS EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY REMOVED HIS HARD HAT PLACED IT ON THE DOZER TRACKS & CLIMBED THE FUEL TANK ON NORTH SIDE WITH2UT A LADDER HE REMOVED THE VENT PIPE & THEN FELL OFF FROM TANK ON SOUTH SIDE INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & SUFFERED CUTS TO BACK SIDE OF THE HEAD
EMPL WALKING INTO CONCENTRATOR PLANT FROM WEST SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
EE STEPPED ON A DIRT BERM WHILE LOADING PIPE INTO A TRUCK WHEN HE APPLIED ALL HIS WEIGHT THE BERM CAVED IN CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD LOADED A TANKER ON THE LOW-BOY TRAILER. HE WAS STANDING ON A 4 X 4 TO KEEP OUT OF THE WATER ON THE GROUND. THE 4 X 4 GAVE AWAY AND EMPLOYEE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT BUTTOCKS.
EE STEPPED FRON OUTRIGGER PLATFORM TO RUNNING BOARD OF PRECIP PLANT WATER TRUCK. HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS SLIPPED & FELL OFF FROM RUNNING BOARD HITTING HEAD ON A SHARP OBJECT -- ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIECE OF IRON SHEET, SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF FROM A EUCLID PRODUCTION TRUCK AT SHIFT CHANGE LOST HIS HAND HOLD JUMPEEMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF FROM A EUCLID PRODUCTION TRUCK AT SHIFT CHANGE LOST HIS HAND HOLD JUMPE D BACK & FELL FROM SECOND STEP FROM TOP OF LADDER OF PRODUCTION TRUCK TWISTING HIS RT ANKLE
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING PLASTIC LINER AROUND FOOTING OF DAM. THE PLASTIC GOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF REBAR THAT WAS PRTRUDING FROM WALL OF DAM. THE VICTIM WAS BENDING THE REBAR UP, AND IT BROKE. HE FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO THE FOOTING BELOW. HE RECEIVED A SKULL FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A HAULAGE TRUCK DECK LOAST HIS BALANCE AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRUCK AND IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE HIT HIS HAND ON A STEEL LIFTING EYE BRUISING HIS RT HAND 2ND F INGER KNUCKLE THAT FINGER IS MISSING
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE FLOOR IN FLOTATION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HIP AND ELBOW.
THE LADDER, HAD WATER BAG, LUNCH BUCKET & JACKER IN OTHER HAND. HE SLIPPED, GRABBED LADDER WHICH CUT THE MIDDLE FENGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, THEN FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE HAD USED A FORKLIFT TO TAKE A FLAT 3600X51 TIRE TO WASH, PREPARING FOR DISMOUNTING. WHEN HE PARKED THE FORKLIFT AND STARTED TO STEP OFF FROM IT HE SLIPPED ON MUD, TWISTING HIS LOWER B ACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK;HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY AND THEY CAUSED HIM TO SKIP ON RUNNING BOARDS;HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UP ON DOZER TO EXPLAIN TO DOZER OPERATOR WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM DOZER HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE OR INDENTATION IN GROUND & TWISTED HIS KNEE (PRE-EXISTIN G KNEE PROBLEM WHICH HAD REQUIRED SURGERY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON DOZER WHEN HE GOT TO TOP OF TRACKS HE REACHED FOR HANDRAIL & MISSED IT LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF SIDEWAYS TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH LEFT HAND & SPRAINED HIS WR IST
CHANGING FILTER ON #2 BALL MILL SLIPPED ON WET PLATE FELL BACKWARDS.
I NAME AND ANOTHER EMP WERE REMOVING A PUMP FROM MEZZANINE ABOVE ELECTRIC SHOP FOREMANS OFFICE I NAME WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER WHILE CARRYING A W IRE ROPE SLING MISSED HIS HAND HOLD ON LA LADDER AND FELL APPROX 8 FT TO CONCRETE FLOR LANDING FIRST ON H IS TAILBONE AND THEN FALLING BACK STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ACCORDING TO WTNESS EMP MAY SIMPLY HAVE BLACKED OUT AND FELL
REPORTED 12-12-84 ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF REBAR, APPLYING BODY PRESSURE TO HANDLE, SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF RIB CAGE
EMPL TRYING TO START DOZER.IT WOULDNT START,STEIPPED OUT ON TRACK TO RESET OIL SENTINEL.TRACKS COVERED WITH MUD AND HE SLIPPED OFF.LEFT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE ARM AND FRAME ON LEFT SIDE OF D OZER.MANAGED TO FREE HIMSELF AND CRAWL BACK INTO CAB TO RADIO FOR HELP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CYCLONE PUMP-HAD REMOVED GRATING-ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED IN HOLE, ALMOST FELL THROUGH. CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HANDRAIL WITH LEFT ARM, INJURING ARM AND NECK.
I NAME WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL ON WEST SIDE OF PUMPHOUSE HOLDING ON TO A SAFETY ROPE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
WHILE EMP WAS DISMOUNTING FROM ROTARY DRILLING MACHINE A SWING TYUPE STEP RETRACTED CAUSING HIM TO MISS THE STEP BENDING HIS KNEE BACKWARD AND STRAINING LEFT KNEE
WAS REPLACING A VALVE COVER ON A PUMP SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER
EMPL CLIMBING OFF TRUCK WHEN HE FELL FROM TRUCK LADDER 4-5\ FROM GROUND AND FELL ON HIS BACK.WITNESS OBSERVED EMPL USING RIGHT HAND TO HOLD ONTO LADDER AS HE DESCENDED AND CARRYING PERSONAL EQ UIPMENT WITH LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE GOT OFF FROM TRUCK AND ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED INTO A HOLE INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JULY 25, AT WHICH TIME HE HAS CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A TUNNEL INCLINE WHEN HE STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK LAYING ON THE FLOOR LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCKS
I,NAME WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UNLOAD SOME BOXES FROM A PALLET ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK AT THE LOADING DOCK OF THE MINES PLANT WAREHOUSE. I, NAME MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE DOCK AND STEPPED BETWEEN THEM, FALLING OFF THE DOCK AND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE BETWEEN THE WALL OF THE LOADING DOCK AND THE FLATBED TRUCK. WEARING OF BIFOCAL GLASSES MAY HAVE BEEN A CON
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SHOWER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT SLIPPED IN SHOWER ROOM DIAGNOSIS MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER BACK STRAIN LEFT KNEE