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EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS INTO THE DRYER ROOM. HE SLIPPED ON LAST STAIR AND SPRAINED ANKLE. HE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK, LOST TIME INJURY- REPORTABLE.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP & DOWN ON A STEEL STRUCTURE. WHEN HE GOT DOWN OFF THE STRUCTURE, HE TWISTED WRONG & FELT A PULL IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK & WENT AROUND TO THE FRONT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.
EE WAS WALKING FROM THE OFFICE TO THE PLANT, SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL CAUSING RIB ON LEFT SIDE TO BECOME FRACTURED.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO CHECK GAUGES ON BAGHOUSE PIPES. THE LADDER WAS NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY AND WHEN EE LEANED OVER TO READ GAUAGE AND THE LADDER FELL OVER CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO TH E GROUND.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING LADDER UP THE SIDE OF THE RAILCAR HE WAS BACKING UP AT WHICH POINT HE FELL INTO ONE OF THE EMPTY CARGO HOLES AND DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO TRACKS AND SLIPPED ON SNOW ON TRACKS. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE JARRED HIS NECK.
EE WAS REPLACING A BROKEN SACK OF PRODUCT THAT HAD BEEN LOADED ON A TRUCK TRAILER HE TRIPPED AND FELL FROM TRAILER, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND, SPRAING HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON LOADER TO GET IN THE LOADER, LOST HIS BALANACE AND HIT HIS KNEE ON RUNG OF LADDER.
THE TRAILER DECK HAD SNOW ON IT THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS HELPING ANOTHER DRIVER CLEAN OFF HIS TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE TRUCK, HE LANDED WITH HIS LEFT WRIST AND HAND CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE HIS LEFT WRIST JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CHUTE HE SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN THE CHUTE CUTTING HIS SHIN.WEATHER WAS COLD AND THERE WAS ICE IN THE CHUTE.
WALKING UP THE TRACKS TO SWITCH TRACKS AND SLIPPED IN WET MUD.
EMPL TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE AS HE STEPPED FROM EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF SCRAPER AND TWISTED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AND TWOSTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CLASSIFIER THAT WAS UNDER REPAIR HE GRASPED SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR HAND HOLD. MOTOR WAS SECURED WITH ONLY ONE BOLT. WHEN MOTOR SWIVELED OPERATOR LOST GRIP & F ELL APPROX 5' TO GROUND SUSTAINING HIP & BACK BRUISES.
EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF PICKUP AFTER PARKING IN LOT AT OFFICE. UPON GETTING OUT OF PICKUP HE FELL ON ICE CAUSING TAILBONE TO BECOME BROKEN.
EMPL STEPPED OFF SCREW CONVEYOR AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
WHILE WASHING WINDOW OF LOADER EMP SLIPPED TWISTING ANKLE. N
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BOX CAR DOOR DURING WET WEATHER. I,NAME SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY GROUND PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
I. NAME HAD BEEN STRIKING THE SIDE OF A PRODUCT TANK COWE. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TANK SUPPORT STRUCKTURE APPROX. 10 FT. OFF THE GROUND WHEN HE DECIDED TO RELOCATE HIS POSITION. HE S LIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS CHIN ON THE WAY DOWN. HE RECEIVED STURES ON HIS CHIN AND BRUISES.