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EE WAS CLEANING WEEDS ALONG HEAP AND SLIPPED ON STEEP SURFACE.
EE TRIPPED AND FELL ON TO LEFT KNEE. EE WAS TREATED BY CO DR FIRST AID RELEASED TO WORK EE RETURNED FOR FURTHER TREATMENT DID NOT NOTIFY THE CO UTIL 9-30-91. NO VIOLATION OF SAFETY HOLES WAS N OTED MINE EQUIPMENT WAS NOTE INVOVLED MINER IS EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFINALY ALL PROTECTIVE EQU. USED.
THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED IN SOFT SOIL CAUSING THE ANKLE TO BE SPRAINED.EMPLOYEE HAD NOT ASSURED THAT THE SOIL AT THE PLACE OF THE LADDER WAS STABLE.NO EQUIPMENT WAS A FAULT.MINER IN CURRENT ON ALL TRAINING.ALL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WAS USED.
EMPL ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM BOTTOM RUNG OF 988 LOADER HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON TOP RUNG BY RING ON WEDDING RING CONTRARY TO SAFE WORK PRACTICES. EMPL WAS EXPERIENCED MECHANIC. NO PROTECTIVE EQU IPMENT WAS INVOLVED.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON THE HYDROLIC SYSTEM OF THE 988 CAT LOADER.
INDIVIDUAL STEPPED OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT LOOP CAUGHT ON EMERGENCY PULL CORD SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL WAS CAUSED TO STEP OFF BALANCE ON TO HIS LEFT FOOT INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK HIP & LEFT LEG NO RULES WERE VIOLATED OR EQUIPMENT FAILED INDIVIDUAL WAS FULLY QUALIFIED ALL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WAS IN USE
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK <2IN-3INDIAMETER| SLIPPED & INJURED HIS ANKLE NO REGULATION WERE VIOLATED NO EQUIPMENT FAILED TRAINING JOB SKILLS NOT INVOLVED ALL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS IN USE
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN TO GET A SAMPLE HER LEG TWISTED AND SHE FELT A PAIN.SHE FIRST REPORTED TOA PHYSICIAN ON 07-10-89 AND THE FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 07-15-89.SHE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED WAS PERFOR MING HER JOB PROPERLY WAS WEARING THE PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.SHE NEEDED TO TAKE PROPER CARE DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
EMPL WAS GETTING OFF BOBCAT UTILITY LOADER AND TRIPPED HE WAS DOING THE JOB PROPERLY HE WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT UTILITY LOADER HE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED FOR THE TASK HE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER AND HIT THE GROUND HARD. HIS KNEE BENT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. HE NOTICED THE PAIN ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER. HE WAS TRYING TO HURRY OFF OF LADDER. HE W AS DOING JOB IN HURRIED MANNER. HE WAS PROPERLY TRAINED FOR JOB. HE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EUIPMENT.
LOADING DRILL R3G SAMPLES INTO PICK-UP TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A BOULDER AND FELL TO GROUNDING STRAINING HIS BACK. HE WAS USING PROPER TOOLS FOR THE JOB. HE WAS DOING HIS JOB PROPERLY. HE HA D PROPER TRAINI3G FOR THE JOB. HE WAS WEARING THE PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A LEDGE USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN THE PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR FEEDING THE CONE CRUSHER BACKWARDS.HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND HITTING HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK AND TWI STED HIS ANKLE.4I)EMPLOYEE WAS ADHERING TO ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS.(2)THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE CRUSHER AREA INVOLVING A CONVEYOR BELT(3)THE EMPLOYEE HAD 13 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND WAS CAPA
OLD SKI INJURY 2APPENED WHEN THEY JUMPED OFF A PICK UP TRUCK WHILE PARKED.
EMPL FIXING PAD3LINER AT POND SITE WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST FOOTING WHEN HE WAS PULLING PAD LINER.THEN NOTICED PAIN IN ABDOMEN.