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This injury was a first aid until employee went to the doctor on June 5, 2018. The employee was exiting the cab of the dozer when they twisted their arm and lost footing. This resulted in a strain to the right bicep. The employee missed two days of work.
Contracted employee started shift and went to climb into the crane. Contractor used the outrigger arms to access the cab. The contractors safety vest snagged on the hydraulic valve box and caused the contractor to fall. The contractor fell and landed with their shoulder on a job box. The contractor was taken to er by ambulance for evaluation. Fall caused a broken Clavicle.
Employee has a personal medical condition which caused EE to feel light headed and fall while walking up BC2024 catwalk. Employee fell and struck the back of head on the catwalk resulting in stitches to close a cut on the back of head.
Employee was climbing down ladder in dryer room by BC-06 when the upright hand hold broke and ee fell about 6 feet. EE left wrist was sprained.
Employee was assisting with patches being hoisted to fix duct work. Employee was on the 5th step of a 12 foot ladder assisting. While employee was on the ladder the ladder twisted and the employee fell to the ground landing on left wrist. Employee was taken to the emergency room and was transferred to larger hospital for surgery. Employee suffered a broken radius and Ulna.
Employee was walking from Wedron #3 product elevators towards the maintenance vehicle when employee slipped in area covered with water and algae. Employee fell striking the back of employee's head resulting in a cut requiring 5 stitches to close.
This incident was initially reported as first aid. It became reportable on 3/20/2017 when physical therapy was prescribed. Employee was walking to retrieve a sample when they stepped over a pile of sand. Employee's foot sank in the sand causing them to slip and twist their back, this event aggravated a pre-existing injury.
Employee was performing ground testing at Wedron 2 when EE called supervisor over to enquire the status of a piece of equipment. EE shifted towards the supervisor and slipped falling against the handrail bruising rib cage. When employee had a follow-up Doctor appointment on October 25, 2016 the Doctor reported a fractured rib making this a reportable incident.
(FDF) Francis Drilling Fluids driver raised the safe rack to close EE's lids due to the way EE was lined up. EE got back on EE's truck to close EE's lids and fell to the ground.
While walking to Bobcat ATV the employee slipped on a small patch of ice and fell to the ground. The resulting injury was a minor sprain to the associate's left wrist. Light restrictions were prescribed as a result.
While stepping off of a ladder the employees knee gave out and she fell from the second rung. Her knee gave out due to a previous injury that was not work related. She received minor restrictions.
On 12/18/2015 an associate stepped out of the Loader he slipped on uneven ground and grabbed the handle to stop from falling. We took him to the clinic where he was released without restrictions to come back to work. On 1/4/2016 an MRI was performed resulting in a torn bicep muscle. He was released without restrictions but we have restricted his tasks.
Employee was performing maintenance at #2 conveyor. While doing so, he slipped and landed on his back. He was taken to emergency room for observation and released back to work on restricted duty. Employee no longer works at mine.
Associate was exiting skid steer, when he got into the bucket, he turned to close the door. After closing the door he was turning to exit the bucket when his foot/leg contacted the side of the bucket causing him to fall onto the ground resulting in a fracture to his left arm.
The employee was changing screens and stepped in an open chute hole, resulting in a sprained left knee. The employee refused medical attention at the time of incident and continued to work through his shift.
The employee was walking down the stairs of the #1 Loadout, when his right foot got caught on the steps. The employee's doctor informed the employee on April 28, 2014 that he is scheduled for surgery on May 7, 2014.
The associate was attempting to dislodge icicles outside the Cone Building when he fell on the ice resulting in a concussion and bruised back. As a result he was prescribed several different pain relievers by the attending physician at the local emergency room.
After greasing product elevators, employee lost footing on 6' fixed ladder and fell onto platform below. Employee was taken to hospital and treated for laceration to right middle finger (8 stitches) and hairline fracture to left elbow.
The concrete was slippery where the employee was cleaning-up.
Associate was walking to his car and slipped on some ice.
Associate was shoveling snow off of a catwalk when he slipped and landed on the left side of his body.
Employee was walking to shore from dredge, tripped and fell to shoreline. Employee had the wind knocked out of him and had pain in his shoulder. Diagnosed on 09/16/2012 with three cracked ribs and a lacerated spleen.
Associate was stepping off manlift and twisted his knee.
Associate was walking up stairway and the top stair tread gave way causing him to jar his left leg and land on his buttocks on the landing. On September 6th, he went to All Cities Medicines and was diagnosed with a sprain achilles tendon and given restricted duty. Associate had the same achilles injured on 08/30/2010 and was a LTA with surgery.
Associate was climbing down the extension ladder when the associate missed the second step from the bottom straining the right hip.
On February 8th, associate was walking into porthole, tripped on rock and twisted right ankle. Associate refused medical attention and incident was treated as a first aid case. On July 11th, associate went to doctor for a pain that had not gone away in his right ankle. Doctor x-rayed ankle and found fracture in right foot. Associate has no work restrictions and went back to work.
Miner was walking in from parking lot and twisted his ankle when wearing athletic shoes and not boots. He was taken to the clinic and the doctor indicated an ankle sprain. For 1-week, doctor did not want him to climb and take breaks if job had lots of standing/walking. He did not have any jobs that week that would require him to climb or with excessive standing/walking.
Driver slipped on snowpile and fell down, hitting a pile of ice.
Crossing under conveyor and twisted right knee.
The injured employee was draining the sand and water lines in the pit preparing for a pit shutdown. After he opened the drain valve he slipped and fell and injured his wrist.
Th associate was standing on a 2' sand bluff when the sand bluff gave way resulting in a strain to the right knee. The associate reported the incident on November 1, 2008 as a First Aid Incident with no medical required. On February 26, 2009 the associate first notified Fairmount Minerals that the case needed to be re-opened as a medical incident requiring surgery.
The injured employee lifted a motor off of the work bench, tripped and fell backwards, resulting in the injury.
Employee was exiting the cab of Caterpillar 980H loader slipped and twisted Back.
A non-employee over the road truck driver claims that she slipped while climbing down the ladder of her air-can trailer and fell approx 6' to the lower level of her trailer. Non-employee suffered several scrapes and bruises and cracked ribs.
EE was climbing a rope ladder to exit a bin, lost his grip and fell about 20 feet. EMS was called and a lower access door was removed. After EMS exam EE walked out of the bin and was transported to the hospital for an exam. It was determined by a CT exam that EE had suffered a L3 transverse process fracture (small bone in lower back). He was released that night from hospital.
EE was installing windshield in 980G loader with with a helper. He was standing on the Z-bar linkage on the right side of the machine holding the windshield while helper was on the opposite side holding that side of the windshield. He said his foot slipped causing him to twist his back while attempting to not drop the windshield. *Determined to be a reoccurence of 2001 injury*
Employee was walking across a snow-covered roadway and slipped and fell on to the frozen ground. He finished working his shift and his regular shift the next day. He did not report to work on 12/17/04, resulting in a lost time. He suffered a back sprain due to this accident.
OPERATOR STEPPED OFF ACCESS LADDER ON TO UNEVEN GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
A NON-EMPLOYEE OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND AROUND HIS FLAT-BED TRAILER WHEN HE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & FELL. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND COULD NOT WALK. HE W AS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN TENDON.
IT STARTED SNOWING EARLY THIS DAY & CONTINUED UP UNTIL THE ACCIDENT. SNOW REMOVAL HAD BEEN UNDERWAY ON WALKWAYS. THE INJURED WAS WALKING ON A ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK & HIT H IS HEAD ON THE GROUND. HE MISSED WORK FOR 2 DAYS & RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY.
EE WAS ENTERING BOBCAT SKIDLOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BUCKET.
DID NOT SET LADDER SQUARE TO CONVEYER WHEN DOING MAINTENANCE. LADDER SLIPPED OFF. EE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT LADDER AND / OR EE SHOULD HAVE TIED LADDER OFF LADDER TO FIXED STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE UNHOOKED FROM SOUTH SIDE TO MOVE AROUND HOPPER TO NORTH SIDE & STEPPED OFF RAILCAR FALLING TO THE GROUND HEAD FIRST.
WALKING UP STAIRS TO OPERATORS SHED WHEN RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT FELL ON RIGHT KNEE.
IT WAS AT THE END OF A PRODUCTION DAY. THE INJURED WENT TO THE DEISTER SCREEN AND WASHED THE SCREEN DECK CLEAN. HE THEN STEPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT REAR END ON A PIECE OF STEEL. HE RECEI VED A CUT THAT REQUIRED 2 STICHES.
CLEAR WARM SPRING DAY WORKER WAS GETTING OFF LOADER & STEPPED INTO A POT HOLE & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. ACCORDING TO WITNESS EE CLAIMED HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE & INJURED HIS LEFT FOOT. ANOTHER EE STATED THAT INJ EE HAD INJ FOOT PRIOR TO WORKBY KICKING A DOG
WHILE WALKING, HE SLIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN A BRUISED SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER THE DRY SAND CONVEYER AT THE ROSIN DRYER, REACHED UP AND GRABBED A HOLD OF THE CONVEYER FRAME SO HE WOULD NOT LOSE HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE ROCK, CRUSHER PRIMARY JAW AND CRUSHER BELT AREA, AND STOOD UP AFTER REMOVING HIS HARD HAT SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN ELECTRICAL IS CONNECT BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING QUIKLY FROM THE TURF PLANT, TO SHUT OFF HIS EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE IN THE GROUND, WHICH JARRED HIS BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 2 BULGING DISCS IN HIS BACK .