Employee was exiting the scale house office and slipped on ice and fell on steps and fractured four ribs in their back.
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Showing all 17Operator shut down the FEL for the day. As the operator was stepping down from the last step of the ladder to the ground, EE rolled their right ankle and was advised to wear a walking boot for 2-3 weeks or till it felt better. EE wore it for four days and is wearing regular work boot now.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE SEAT IN THE TANDEM ROUGH TRUCK AND TWISTED SHOULDER AND STARTED TO FALL FROM STEP ON THE SIDE OF TRUCK AND GRABBED TO STOP AND POPPED EE'S SHOULDER.
Employee was climbing down steps of front end loader and stepped to ground and twisted EE's ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A PLUGGED SAND PUMP AND STEPPED ON A HATCH COVER THAT WAS NOT SECURED, FALLING DOWN AND SCRAPED FOREARM, SHIN AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 06/19/2019 WHEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEFT SHOULDER AND HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SPRAIN AND PUT ON RESTRICTIONS OF RIGHT HAND USE ONLY.
Changing screen cloth, lost balance and fell into hand rail.
Working on skid loader attachment and stepped backward. Tripped over some steel and fell on his rib cage.
Fall from highwall
Employee was walking and slipped on ice a felt a pop on ankle. Fibula fracture.
Employee was running over to shut off belt that was slipping due to rain. Employee tripped on rock and twisted ankle. X-rays showed a small chip broken in right ankle.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL, HE THEN GRABBED THE HAND RAIL, THEN HIT HIS RIBS ON THE STEP, GRABBING HANDRAIL WHEN FALLING WHICH SPRAINED HIS VERTABRATE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO FIX THE TARP. HE GRABBED THE WRONG SECTION OF THE LADDER. HE GRABBED THE TOP SECTION OF LADDER WITHOUT THE RUBBER FEET. WHEN HE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER IT SLID O UT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL (STILL ON THE LADDER) TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE HIT HIS ELBOW, BRUISING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UP IN A HAUL TRUCK, AS HE EXITED THE TUCK HE STEPPED DOWN INTO THE TRENCH THAT IS USED TO PARK THE FRONT TIRES IN AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
SLIPPED COMING OUT OF CHUTE ON BELT AND CUT HIS SHIN OPEN A LITTLE ON ANGLE IRON.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FOUR FOOT LADDER OUT OF A GENERATOR TRAILER AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF A PUMP AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON A PIECE OF TWELVE INCH PVC PIPE AND BRUISED HIS RIBS.
CARRYING IDLERS DOWN STEPS, LOST BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS.