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Injured was greasing bearing on #2 conveyor top catwalk when the board he was walking on broke.
While taking a production check, caring a bag of stone, injured slipped when walking down catwalk (#6 Boom) and landed on his posterior (rear end).
The injured employee was getting out of his work truck by the gas pumps when he slipped on ice, hurting his back.
Fixing a valve at the north end of the plant. Fell in a hole and broke two ribs and scraped elbow.
The injured was half way back into the surge tunnel inspecting and cataloging rust trip cable supports to replace when he tripped and fell. Nothing obvious on the floor.
Injured fell about 5 Ft. from the ladder he was working from. He was at the 92" Screen Tower laying out holes to move a beam when the feet of the ladder slipped, and he fell to the ground landing on the left foot then rolled to the right landing on his hip/tail bone.
The injured was half way back into the surge tunnel inspecting and cataloging rust trip cable supports to replace when he tripped and fell. Nothing obvious on the floor.
Driving skid loader, parked and exited. Slipped and hit bucket of skid loader with left shoulder.
Walking down the steps and stepped off onto ground and twisted ankle.
While lowering fall protection on trailer, stepped on rib and fell and twisted ankle. (DCN:220073480020-Per MSHA inspector Jack Webb this was not a reportable accident. The employee did not have any lost time)
The injured was washing out a screen to be repaired when he lost his balance with the water hose and had to jump off the 2nd step of the ladder he was standing on. He landed with one foot in a 5-gallon waste oil bucket, twisting his hips and ankle.
Platform that employee was working on broke. Employee feel approximately 3 feet and sprained his ankle.
HE FELL GETTING OUT OF OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK & GOT HIS FOOT STUCK BETWEEN LADDER.
EE WAS WALKING FROM OFFICE TO LOADING SHED TO LOAD THE NEXT TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND STRUCK THE BLACKTOP LANDING ON HIS RT. SIDE.HE HAD A CUT OVER HIS RT. EYE AND INJURED HIS RT ARM.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD SLIPPED ON PACKED SNOW & BROKE HIS ANKLE CITITAION ISSUED ON 4/4/01 CIT#7821532 DON CAULFIELD
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE TOP OF THE G-3 CONVEYOR WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE TOP STEP, WHICH BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO GO THROUGH THE STEP AND INJURE HIS BACK AND KNEE.
THE INJURED EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE WHEN GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT ARM/SHOULDER.
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FUEL #10 DOZER, THE INJURED PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE LEFT TRACK AND HIS RIGHT FOOT ON TOWING HITCH, FACING THE MACHINE, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE FUEL CAP WHEN HIS FOOT SL IPPED OFF THE HITCH, FALLING TO HIS RIGHT TURNING 180 DEGREES IN MID AIR,LANDING ON HIS LEFT LEG
THE INJURED FELL OVER THE CONVEYOR COVER WHICH HE WAS INSTALLING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING AT THE TAIL END OF THE #3 CONVEYOR, LANDING ON A CEMENT SLAB APPROX. 6 FT BELOW CAUSING COMPOUND FRAC TURE TO HIS LEFT ELBOW AND BROKEN LEFT CHEEK BONE.
INJURED TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN DESCENDING LOADER STEPS TO GREASE #43 CAT 980B LOADER.
INJURED WAS WORKING AT THE 21' CRUSHER REPACKING THE OIL PUMP, WHICH ENTAILED REPEATED UP AND DOWN STAIRS.
#3 KILN WAS DOWN, EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD CHUNCKS OF PLASTIC FROM DUMP POCKET WITH A PRY BAR. HE DECIDED TO CLIMB ON SOME OF THE MATERIAL THAT WAS DUMPED ON THE FLOOR 18" HIGH. HE SLIPPED AN D FELL OVER WHILE HIS FOOT REMAINED STATIONARY, THUS FRACTURING HIS ANKLE.
WHILE WORKING ON THE HYDRCONE SCREEN THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ROCK OVERFLOW AROUND THE 4FT CRUSHER AND FELL 5-6 FT INTO THE HAND RAIL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
AFTER FINISHING THE JOB WITH THE ELECTRICIAN, EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF APRON CONV. HOOD. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF TOP OF HANDRAIL AS HE WAS LEANING OVER TO GRASP THE SAME HANDRAIL AN D HE FELL. HIS THIGH STRUCK THE ANGLE FRAMING WHILE FALLING AND HE LANDED IN PILE OF DUST.
INJURED WAS CLEARING THE AGMEAL LINE AND SLIPPED ON THE PIPE CAUSING HIS RIGHT SIDE TO BE WRENCHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN #7 CONVEYOR. AS HE APPROACHED THE TAIL END HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY GRATING. HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS HAND TO PREVENT HIM FROM FALLING. AS A RESULT HE JAMMED HIS HAND AGA INST THE HANDRAIL CAUSING SEVERE SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM.
THE INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF THE PARKED CHAMPION GRADER. STEPPING OUT OF THE OPERATORS CAB ONTO THE DESCENDING LADDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THERUNG BECAUSE OF OIL ON HIS SHOE SOLE.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE TO PREVENT FALLING & PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE NECK FROM THE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LOADED WHEELBARROW AND SLIPPED ON SPILLED MATERIAL. HIT HANDL OF ACETEYLENE TANK CARRIER.
RAKING LUMPS FROM COOLER GRATE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.
GROUND WAS WET FROM RAIN & SLIPPERY SLIGHT SLOPE EE SLIPPED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK HE DID NOT FALL.
EMPL WELDED A BRACKET TO SHAFT TO PREVENT A DAMPER FROM TURNING.WELDED OTHER END OF BRACKET TO FLOOR.STOOD ON DAMPER,IT TURNED. WE FOUND WELD HAD BROKEN.WAS A QUALIFIED WELDER.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM LADDER TO GROUND. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE WENT OFF BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLI8NG ON A 55-GALLON BARREL OF OIL, GREASE, ETC. WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON DIRT ON A CEMENT FLOOR, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S INJURY TO HIS BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WINDHSIELD WIPER FROM THE MOTOR SHAFT ONT EH MICHIGAN DOZE.R WHEN THE WIPER ARM BROKE FREE, HE WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION, AND LOST BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 9 FT DOWN TO THEBLADE. CLIMBED BACK ONTO THE MACHINE, FINISHED THE JOB, CLIMBED AROUND TO GET DOWN BY THE LADDER. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE LADDER WITH HIS RIGHT LEG, HIS RIGHT
PLANT WAS SNOW COVERED-SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE WALKING IN THE PLANT. Y
EMPL WAS GOING FROM ONE CAT 988 LOADER TO ANOTHER ONE INSTEAD OF GETTING DOWN F ROM ONE & CLIMBING UP LADDER TO OTHER ONE HE DROVE THENM CLOSE TO EACH OTHER & ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS. HE SL IPPED & FRACTURED WRISST.
THE INJURED WAS3WORKING ON THE SECONDARY TOWER PUTTING CLIPS IN THE G-1 CONVEYOR BELT.HE WAS WALKING ON THE CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STONE,ROLLING HIS LEFT ANKLE.