On 03/17/08 EE was walking down the stairway by the welding shop in the mill, he slipped and fell down the stairs. He initially didn't go to the DR and felt fine. By the end of the week his back was still sore, so on 3/21/08 he went to the DR and was placed on light duty work.
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Showing 50 of 117EE had been recovering from an off the job, when he was watching a bumper being repaired on a straight truck when he stepped back to look at the bumper, stepped back, he stepped on a rock, caused him to lose his balance and fall onto his right hand, fracturing his wrist.
Employee fell stepping off the running board (steps) of a lub/oil truck. As he fell he struck the back of his head on an adjacent parked lub/oil truck. He stained an approximate one-inch laceration to the back of his head.
Employee slipped on a tooling wrench which was lying in the walkway. He stopped his fall by grabbing the hand rail. The fall caused him to "pull a muscle" in his lower back.
Employee was walking from one pickup truck to another. The ground was frozen and rutted. She rolled her ankle and felt a sharp pain. She was seen at the emergency room and diagnosed with a small fracture to the ankle.
EE was walking on uneven ground and twisted knee. Subsequent visit to Physician returned to full duty. EE had outpatient surgery on 1/6/05. EE worked full duty until surgery.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON BLAST HOLE DRILL FRAME AND SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. INITIALLY DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT WHEN SHOULDER PAIN DID NOT IMPROVE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 7- 29-03 AND RELEASED BACK TO RESTRICTED DUTY PENDIING MRI.
IMPROPER RIGGING OF 70# BEARING CAPS; FAILURE TO WAIT FOR SIGNALS; MISJUDGEMENT OF PROPER CLEARANCE; FAILURE TO CLEAR PERSONNEL BELOW. VICTIM FELT HE WAS IN A SECURE POSITION AND FAILED TO CON NECT TO PROVIDED SAFETY BLOCK. RESULTED IN DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW, SCALP LACERATION, POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURES, ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS. HOSPITALIZED.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOT MUCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE A SPRAIN, BUT LATER DIAGNOSED AS A TORN MINISCUS AND EE UNDERWENT ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY ON JUNE 26. HE RETURNE D TO HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WITH RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS WORKING ON A TRANSFORMER IN THE MINE AREAAND SLIPPED ON ICY GROUND. HE FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEEP BRUISE. ON APRIL 29, 03 HIS PAIN HAD NOT SUBSIDED AND HE HAS BEGUN PHYSICAL THREAPY. HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF THE CAT HAUL TRUCK AND WHEN SHE WAS ON THE BOTTOM 2 RUNGS, MUDDY CONDITIONS CAUSED HER TO LOOSE HER FOOTING AND FALL. HER SOFT SIDED LUNCH BOX WAS SLUNG OVER HE R HEAD & SHOULDER AND SHE SAT ON THE LUNCH BOX WHICH HAD A CAN OF SOUP IN IT.
EE WAS REPAIRING THE BIRD NETTING ON THE S-1 SOLUTION POND WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THENETTING AND HE FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. INITIALLY HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT WHE N PAIN IN KNEE DID NOT IMPROVE HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR IN AUGUST AND ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 9/20. HE RETURNED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTWITH NO DAYS LOST, LIGHT DUTY ONLY.
EE TRIPPED WHEN DESCENDING THE STEPS IN THE MILLAND FELL TWO STEPS TO THE LANDING STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, ELBOW AND KNEE. HE PULLED MUSCLESIN HIS NECK. HE WENT OT A CHIROPRACTOR ON 5/8/01 FOR AN ADJUSTMENT.
EE WAS WORKING IN FRONT OF THE CRUSHER DUMP BOX ON A "CRUSHER DOWN DAY". A BERM OF MATERIAL HAD BEEN PILED IN FRONT OF THE BOX TO PREVENT DUMPING. EE WALKED ON THE BERM AND SLIPPED, CATCHING H IMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. HE JAMMED HIS RT SHOULDER AND ROTATOR CUFF. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6-19-01.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING 6" DRISCO PIPE WATERLINE ON A BERM. HE STEPPED OFF THE BERM AND FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 5-16 TO REMOVE CARTILAGE FROM THE KNEE JOI NT. SURGERY SCHEDULED ON DAYS OFF.
3 MAINT EE'S WERE CARRYING A LAUNDER INTO THE MILL. ONE OF THE EE'S SLIPPED ON ICE & TWISTED HISKNEE HE DID NOT SEE MED ATTENTION UNTIL 4/3/00 HIS DR FOUND NO BREAK ALTHOUGH RECOMMENDED PHYSI CAL THERAPY
MINER WAS ON THE BACK OF AMUCKER MOVING VENT BAG THAT WAS HANGING DOWN AND SLIPPED , FELL HITTING HIS HEAD. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES ON HIS HEAD.
EE HAD LOWERED A JACKLEG DRILL DOWN OUT OF A RAISE WITH A ROPE. HE WAS UNTANGLING THE ROPE AND LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL OFF OF THE LANDING 20'-25', LANDING IN A LOADER BUCKET.
EE WAS WETTING DOWN A MUCKPILE. THE ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON MOVED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS DOWN THE MUCKPILE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. RETURNED TO WORK (RESTRICTED DUTYA0, NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT (9/23).
THE OPERATOR OF THE IR-45 DRILL WAS WALKING ALONG A NARROW LEDGE ON THE EDGE OF THE DRILL DECK IN ORDER TO ACCESS A VALVE AT THE FRONT OF THE DRILL. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JUMPED APPROX. 4' T O THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS FEET AND FALLING ON HIS BUTTOCKS AND HIP. CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS CAUSED THIS TO BE REPORTABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WLAKING AROUND A PARKED TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON THE WET SLOPED ROADWAY. AS HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM,HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRE-SHIFT INSPECTING THE HYDRAULIC SHOVEL AND AS HE WALKED AROUND THE SHOVEL HE STEPPED INOT A SMALL HOLE. UNEVEN GROUND SURROUNED THE SHOVEL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UP INOT THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE SHOVEL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING LARGE TEST COLUMN AND TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL DECEMBER WHEN AN ARTHOGRAM WAS DONE AND A TORN ROTWATOR CUFF WAS DIA GNOSED. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK ON 12-31-97 PENDING SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET UP AN EXTENSION LADDER AGAINST A TANK. THE CONCRETE FLOOR WAS WET AND SLICK. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE BUCKLED.
EE WAS WALKING & WORKING ON A DRILL PATTERN & HE STEPPED IN A SHALLOW DIVOT. HIS BODY & UPPER LEG TURNED, BUT HIS BOOT STAYED STATIONARY. HE SUFFERED KNEE PAIN, BUT CHOSE TO NOT SEEK MEDICAL A TTENTION UNTIL 9/23/97. RESULTS OF AN MRI SHOW STRAINED LEGAMENTS & THERAPY IS RECOMMEDED. THERAPY WILL BEGIN WEEK OF 10/6/97.
EE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF HIS HAUL TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STOPE. THE GROUND WAS CLEAR EXPECT FOR ONE ROOF MAT, WHICH HE TRIPPED ON. ASHE CAUGHT HIMSELF, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE SEVERLY
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING CAPS ON TOP OF CRUSHER GRIZZLEY - MAINTENANCE JOB. MUCK WAS APPROX. 4' BELOW GRIZZLEY LEVEL. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF GRIZZLEY, CAUGHT BOOT IN CUFF OF COVERALLS A ND FELL ONTO GRIZZLEY. FELL ON RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS PULLING LINER. SMALL ROCK UNDER FOOT ROLLED AND EE FELL TO GROUND ON RT HIP.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 150 TON HAUL TRUCK AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOUND A CONTUSION OF MUSCLE TISSUE IN HIS NECK AND BACK. THE EE WAS RELEASED BACK TO WORK WITH LIGHT DUTY RESTRICTIONS. TWO DAYS LATER HE WENT IN FOR A CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT.
ADDING A ROD, EE SLIPPED BANGING HIS KNEE INTO THE TABLE.
ROD MAN WAS STANDING ON A ROCK AND ROCK TILTED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 3' ONTO MORE ROCKS, BRUISING HIS THIGH. NECK AND BACK PAIN DEVELOPED OVER THE NEXT 2 WKS.
EMPLOYEE STOOD UP FROM LUNCH TABLE DURING DESIGNATED LUNCH PERIOD AND FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE. THE PAIN SUBSIDED WITHIN 30 MINS BUT BEGAN AT HOME THAT EVENING. DOCTOR'S REPORT SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL ON THE 77B HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM ONE TRUCK DECK TO ANOTHER (6 FEET APART). EMPLOYEE MISSED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET, FRACTURI NG HIS HEELS.
PERSON WAS UNLOADING A TRAILER LOAD OF 8" DIA X 40' LONG HDPE PIPE. PERSON WAS STANDING ON TRAILER DECK. WHILE "MAN-HANDLING" A PIECE OF PIPE, ONE END FELL OFF THE TRAILER & THE OTHER END BRUS HED HIS LEG CAUSING PERSON TO FALL. PERSON FELL ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY & ELBOW WAS CUT BY SHARP ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO FUEL A HAUL TRUCK IN AN OUTDOOR LOCATION. HE WAS STEPPING BACKWARDS. HE TRIPPED ON ROUGH GROUND AND FELL, STRIKING HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE. RESULTING IN 2 BROKEN RIBS. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-16-95 3PM.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE EQUIPMENT LADDER OF A CAT 777B TRUCK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND HE BEGAN PUTTING WEIGHT ON IT. HIS KNEE BUCKLED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE S TATED THAT HE WAS MAINTAINING THREE-POINT-CONTACT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
THE LABORER WAS CLEANING THE ZINC PRESS WHEN HE SLIPPED FORWARD, CUTTING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT HUNG UP A CORNER OF A FLOOR JACK THUS CAUSING HIM TO TRIP. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS BALANCE HIS RIGHT FOOT CATCH BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS. HIS MOMENTUM CARRIED HIM OVER SO THAT HI S RIGHT ANKLE BENT. EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKED AT BY AN EMT ON SITE WHO NOTED SWELLING IN THE ANKLE AND THOUGHT HE SHOULD HAVE IT X-RAYED. X-RAYS SHOWED THAT THE ANKLE WAS FRACTURED.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER CABLE USED FOR MOVING FEED CHUTES - STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE STEEL GRATING. HE HAD THE KNEE DRAINED ON 1/20/94. DID NIT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1/20/94.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING D-10 DOZER AND SLIPPED ON WET DOZER TRUCK. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO STOP HIS FALL AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A 777 CAT HAUL TRUCK. AS HE WAS GOING DOWN THE GANGED LADDER, HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW(LEFT) ON THE RADIATOR HOUSING. THE SOFT TISSUE AROUND THE ELBOW SWELLED UP BUT D ID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11/24/93.ELBOW WAS DRAINED ON 11/24/93.
ON THE ACCIDENT DATE 9-2 THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, TWISTED AND THEN FELL. HE WAS WALKING ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE ROADWAY (SIDE DITCH). AT THIS TIME ONLY FELT TWING IN BACK, HE REPORTED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. BY WEEKS END HIS CONDITION WAS POOR. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT REPORT FOR WORK ON THE 9TH BECAUSE OF MUSCLE STRAINING. SEE A DR FOR PROBLEM ON 10TH OF AUG. & DR DID NOT RELEASE FOR WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A WALKWAY LEADING TO A BARGE RAMP. THE UNPAVED WALKWAY WAS SLICK WITH SNOW AND ICE. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK. PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO EMER ROOM FOR X -RAYS AND EXAM & WAS GIVEN AN INJECTION OF A MUSCLE RELAXOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A777B ROCK TRUCK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. ELMPLOYEE DIDN'T SEE A DR UNTIL 2-12-92, AND WAS TOLD IT SHOULD HEEL FINE ON 7-5-93 EMPL OYEE RETURNED TO THE DR AND WAS TOLD HE NEEDED SURGERY AND RECIEVED SURGERY ON 7-2793, AND IS NOW OFF WORK.
WHILE SERVEYING ON THE LEACHING PAD EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OUTSIDE POINTS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME FROST THAT WAS ON THE LINER. AS HE FELL THE ME ASURE TAPE & PLASTIC CASE CUT HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE EX1800 SHOVEL, WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE EQUIPMENT LADDER RAN APPROX 18" HIGH, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONT EH LADDER RAIL. HIS TWISTING AND FALL MOTION FX HIS RIGHT HUMERS MUD.
23577ED ON ROCK TURNED L ANKLE
EE WAS WALING ACROSS A SMOOTH LEVEL FLOOR IN THE SAMPLE PREP ROOM WHEN SHE FELL TWISTING HER LEFT ANKLE
INJURED PERSON WAS SETTING A LIGHT PLANT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A DRILL HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM TRUCK JUMPED LAST STEP TO GROUND STAINING HER BACK.