EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELDS WITH THE HOPPER FOR THE NEW PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A 12' STEPLADDER. THE LADDER WAS NOT PULLED OUT AND STANDING ON ITS SHOES NOR WAS IT TIED OFF. THE EMPLOYE E HAS BEEN TRAINDED WEEKLY AND DAILY SAFETY MEETINGS. THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 8', LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER.
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Showing all 30FORKLIFT PLANTING MY RIGHT FOOT AND IT ROLLED OVER BREAKING A BONE IN THE FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING PALLETS ONTO BAG ELEVATOR, HE STEPPED ON THE PALLET ROLLER AND FELL. HE CUT HIS LEG ON THE EDGE OF THE ROLLER, RIGHT LEG . REQUIRE 10 STITCHES, NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS ASCENDING ACCESS LADDER TO THE CRANE. HE WAS CARRYING TOOLS AND DID NOT MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF THREE POINT CONTACT WITH THE LADDER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE ROCK FEEDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS TASK, THE ROCK SHIFTED CAUSING THE EE TO SHIFT HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT ARM TO KEEP EE FROM FALLING DOWN. TH IS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO INJURE HIS SHOULDER.
WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON MATERIAL, CAUGHT HIMSELF W/THE ELBOWS AND SLID TO THE BO TTOM SPRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE KILN FIRING PLATFORM TO THE PRODUCTION CONFERENCE ROOM, EE MISSED HIS FOOTING AND TRIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STAIR STEP.
WHILE PUTTING GRAPHITE ON THE #4 ROLLER TO GET THE KILN TO DRAG DOWNHILL, THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A STOOL ON THE KILN CATWALK.
EE STEPPED ON MUD WHILE WALKING ON CATWALK SLIPPED & FELL 7'8" HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND CAUSING A LACERATION OF ABOUT 11/4" LONG. THIS REAUIRIED SUTURES EE STEPPED OVER A HAND RAIL TO AN AREA NOT DESIGNED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICE
WALKING OUT OF MILL BUILDING HE SLIPPED ON A CLINKER BALL AND FELL CAUSING A BRUISED BACK.
WHEN CLIMBING STEPS ON LOADER, FEET SLIPPED ON WET STEPS AND SLID BACKWARDS.
WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT KILN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING SHOULDER CONTUSIONS.
WAS WORKING ON DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FROM A PORTABLE LADDER. EE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE PORTABLE LADDER HE WAS WORKING ON AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE HIS RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE SERVICE TRUCK, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF TO UNSTABLE GROUND. THIS UNSTABLE GROUND CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST TWO RUNGS OF THE LADDER,AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ROLLERS AND FELL. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE JAMMED HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, MISJUDGED STEPDISTANCE DUE TO LOOKING THROUGH THE BI-FOCAL PART OF HIS GLASSES AND FELL DOWN SEVERAL STEPS. AS A RESULT OF THE FALL, HIS ARM WAS CUT AND REQUI RED SURGERY TO REPAIR.
SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER BALLS THAT WERE ON THE GROUND. FELL FORWARD ON RIGHT KNEE.
EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN STEP.
MANAGER WAS ENTERING THE SCALE HOUSE OFFICE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET AREA OF CERAMIC TILE. HE THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR ON HIS RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT HAND. THIS CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS HIP AND LOW ER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A DISCHARGE BOX, MEASURING A HEAD PULLEY FOR A GUARD. HE SLIPPED AND OTHER EMPLOYEES GRABBED HIM TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING. IN THE PROCESS HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS, TRIPPED AND FELL, CAUSING POSSIBLY SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE JUMPING OFF THE LOADING DOCK OF THE FINISH SILO AREA, THE GUARD RAIL HE WAS HOLDING ONTO CAME OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF A 235C ROCK BREAKER, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE ROCK BREAKER HE STEPPED ONTO SAME SMALL STONES, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.
STEPPED IN A HOLE IN GRATING AT #1 MILL UPPER LEVEL HOLE WAS NOT EASILY VISIBLE DUE TO CONCRETE DUST
EE TRIPPED ON STAIRS AND FELL FORWARD SPRAINED WRIST WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS HAND.
STEPPED ONTO GRATING AND FRACTURED L ANKLE.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF CAR, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE, AND FELL DOWN INJURING RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING MILL BALLS, WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING HEAD AND INJURING LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS AFTER OILING KILN, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.