Lost balance trying to install rock bolt. Employee had a controlled fall to the ground. The jack-leg landed on the employee's right foot, right above the metatarsal boot protection.
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Showing all 26Employee was walking on main haul road from administration area to his office on the mill bench. He slipped and fell landing on his left wrist resulting in a fracture of that wrist. Road was snow covered and had gravel showing on the surface.
Employee was carrying down a paste sample( 1 liter sample weighing approx. 1 lb.) down the stairs to check the density for the pour sheet. Employee misjudged the last step and lost his footing and fell to the ground resulting in a fracture of the lower left leg.
While performing duties for the on site fire dept. employee was doing hose operations,while hosing he tripped and twisted right knee.
Employee was cleaning out paste hopper, when he slipped and fell, causing left leg injury. Was reported as possible pulled muscle. Approx 1 1/2 wks later was found to have a hairline fracture of left small toe. Was originally reported as FA but due to fracture, needed to be changed to MSHA reportable. That is why being reported past deadline.
While closing the red chain valve that directs water to different tanks, the door next to the work area had malfunctioned and tarps had been put in place. Due to the cold weather the floor had become very slick with ice build up. As he was closing the valve he lost footing and fell to the ground resulting in an upper left arm fracture
Jackleg started falling, pushing him off the power pack. He fell and broke his left ankle, requiring surgery.
Employee was stepping down off of a getman powder truck onto a 5 ft. ladder as he continued down the ladder his foot slipped on the second to last foot rung as he reached up with his left hand to grab his balance he cut his left ring finger as it slid down the ladder
Employee slipped and fell landing on his right hand cutting his thumb on a sharp rock. Employee did not have his gloves on at the time.
Employee while walking on level ground, slipped and lost footing due to loose rock and muddy conditions. As a result employee twisted his right knee.
Employee was hooking up pump to the boom, took gloves off to pull pin out of clevis. #1 boom was running-reaming last hole. The hole finished, turned to go and pull steel out of hole when he tripped and fell down on broken quartz, cutting his left palm near his thumb.
Putting resin in hole a 3" rock fell through the screen hitting employee on right wrist causing employee to step back. Stepping back employee lost his footing and fell on his left shoulder.
After employee finished fueling D7 Dozer and was stepping down he lost his balance and fell approx. 2-3 ft. to the ground landing on his left wrist and shoulder resulting in a left wrist fracture.
Employee tripped over door threshold - not carrying anything - slip resistant footwear was being worn - acute knee sprain to right knee. EE given 7 days off by MD and vicodin. Rotational scheduled return date 12/28/06.
Employee experienced pain in her knee. She originally stated that it was not work related. The Doctor recommended surgery and today it was reported to us that it could be work related. Employee claims she may have suffered damage to her knee when she tripped on a rock and landed on her knee.
EE tripped on a rock and fell against the rib on his back. Bruise back.
Employee stepped off the bus on the worksite, lost his balance on the footing on the slick road, fracturing the ankle.
Employee tripped on a pipe, straining the left knee.
Employee was walking to the office from a meeting and tripped over the threshold, falling on her hands and knees.
Employee stepped of a concrete slab unto uneven ground while carrying survey equipment and strained right knee.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED (AND FELL) ON ICE, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN. RECIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND HAD REPORTEDLY MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK BEFORE BEING OFF ON ROTATION. SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED TREATING PHYSICIAN'S DOCUMENTATION REVEALED NO WORK RESTRICTIONS NOR TIME LOSS. RECLASSIFY THE INJURY AS MEDICAL ONLY, PER DISCUSSION WITH VACAVILLE MSHA REP.
Employee slipped on the ice, landing on his shoulder and elbow.
Operator was stepping from excavator track on to a pile of muck that was covered with snow and ice. Operator slipped when he put his weight on the snow covered muck pile twisting his left knee.
While inspecting a concrete truck ee slipped on snow covered plastic.
EE was wearing his lineman belt and safety strap, but the safety strap was not around the pole during his climb down. He slipped and fell 25 ft.
EE was walking up to a burn pile when he slipped and fell landing on his left knee. when he fell his left knee landed on the chain saw wrench that he was carrying in his chaps.